The frost-sensitive West-Indian cultivars developed in the hot, tropical and moist lowlands of Central America, while the Mexican avocado types are more adapted to cooler, tropical high-lying conditions with wider temperature extremes.
Inhlanyelo yase West-Indian leyiyincelencele kusitfwatfwa lekhula lapho kushisa khona, etindzaweni letiphansi letinebumantana naletishisa kakhulu letinetitselo letise Central America, tibe letinhlobo temakotapeni tase Mexico titsatsela kakhulu lapho kuphole khona, timo letiphakeme tasendzaweni leshisako kanye nesimo lesecile.