| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana viatrix Harry Sm. ex C.Marquand sect. Kudoa |
| Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1937: 127 (1937) |
| Native Range | sc. China (n. & w. Sichuan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-4800m |
| Description | basal leaves weakly developed, stem leaves verticillate of 5, linear-lanceolate, 5-7mm, flowers solitary, terminal, narrowly obconical, 35-50mm, lobes broadly triangular |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late 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 spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |