| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia leucantha T.C.E.Fr. |
| Bibliography | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 523 (1923) |
| Native Range | Uganda to n. Tanzania |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | carnose, glabrous, stems ascendent, basal leaves petiolate, obovate, 15-22mm, stem leaves smaller, shortly winged petiolate, rounded, inflorescence terminal, cymose |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Swertia crassiuscula var. leucantha (T.C.E.Fr.) Sileshi Swertia parnassiiflora T.C.E.Fr. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 25 East Tropical Africa (KEN Kenya, TAN Tanzania, UGA Uganda) |