Indonesia; endemic to Sulawesi. Relatively widespread on Sulawesi with collections and observations from Central Sulawesi (Mt. Katopas and Mt. Lumut), South Sulawesi (Enrekang District, Bantimurung National Park), and Southeast Sulawesi (Sikori village, Bombana District).
(Ardi, W.H., Chikmawati, T., Witono, J.R. & Thomas, D.C. (2018). A synopsis of Begonia (Begoniaceae) of Southeastern Sulawesi including four new species. Phytotaxa 381.1: 027-050.)
See 'Specimens' tab for map of point distribution data of georeferenced specimens.