Range and habitat
''Gambeya boiviniana'' ranges through eastern, northern, and northwestern Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, between sea level and 1,750 meters elevation. It is native to the lowland rain forests of eastern Madagascar, the humid montane forests of Madagascar's Central Highlands, the montane forests of Montagne d'Ambre on Madagascar's northern tip, and the subhumid lowland forests of the Sambirano region in northwestern Madagascar. It is also found in the Comoros.References
{{taxonbar, from = Q81735516 Chrysophylloideae Trees of Madagascar Flora of the Comoros Flora of the Madagascar subhumid forests Flora of the Madagascar lowland forests