It is a native plant of subhumid to humid ( sub-) tropics where average annual rainfall is typically 1100 3500 mm with up to 6 dry months, at altitude up to 2000 m above Central and South America ( e . g.
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Montagne d'Ambre near the northern tip of the island, contains a significant pocket of subhumid forest, surrounded at lower elevations by dry deciduous forest, as do Ankaratra, upland near Tsaratanana, Andringitra Massif, Ambohitantely Reserve, and the Ambohijanahary area.
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The climate is semihot subhumid with an average monthly maximum temperature of 23.5 �C in the months of June to September and an average monthly minimum temperature of 7.4 �C in December and January; the average annual temperature is 15.3 �C.
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The subhumid forests are bounded by the humid Madagascar lowland forests along the coastal strip to the east, by the Madagascar dry deciduous forests to the north, northwest and west, and by the sub-arid Madagascar succulent forests and Madagascar spiny thickets to the southwest and south.
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The genus " Beilschmiedia " is present in Mexico, Venezuela, southern Chile, and Argentina from the Pacific Ocean to the Andes between 38?and 45?latitude, where rainfall is abundant, from 1500 to 2500 mm according to locality, distributed throughout the year, but with some subhumid Mediterranean climate influence for three to fourr months in summer.
