| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia splendens Harry Sm. |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 3900-4000m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, spathulate to obovate, 8-12cm, irregularly erose, stem leaves verticillate, flowers tetramerous in many flowered conical thyrsus, corolla campanulate, 3-4cm |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | brick red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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