Proposed IUCN category: DD. The locality on Sangir Island is not defined in the protologue, nor is there sufficient information available on the state of forest cover on the island. (Hughes, M. An annotated checklist of Southeast Asian Begonia. 2008)
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Sulawesi (Sulawesiendemic)
Endemic to Indonesia, Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Sangir Island.