| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana phyllocalyx C.B.Clarke sect. Phyllocalyx |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-5500m |
| Description | leaves basally crowded, stem leaves 3-5 pairs, obovate, 6-26mm, flowers terminal, solitary, broadly tubular, 30-47mm long, lobes broadly ovate |
| Size | 3-12cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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