It is a tree recorded from a cloud forest remnant of the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon.

It is the twentieth known species of Vepris from Cameroon in West Central Africa.

The trifoliolate leaves of the plant are opposite, and have long petiolules, both unusual features among the West Central African species of the genus.

No other specimens of the species have yet been found despite targeted searches by teams of botanists in the early years of the twenty-first century.

It has not yet been formally assessed by the IUCN but it is believed to be Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) due to habitat loss.