It is a prolific reproducer which has made it a successful invasive species in other locations in the tropics where it has been introduced as a garden ornamental.

Undamaged plants in forest habitats are characterized by a single stem, producing short, perpendicular branches.

Seeds do not have any long-term dormancy (i.e., greater than 6 months), however, seedlings and juveniles can survive under very shady conditions for many years.

Its fruit is readily consumed by both avian and mammalian frugivores and rapid spread across a landscape is possible.

The benzoquinone rapanone, the terpenoids bauerenol and amyrin, and the phenolic compounds syringic acid, isorhamnetin, quercetin, bergenin, 5-(Z-heptadec-4'-enyl)resorcinol and 5-pentadecylresorcinol can be found in A.