| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia virescens Harry Sm. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4: 244 (1970) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4300-4600m |
| Description | leaves in basal rosette, oblong to spathulate, 5-10cm long, stem leaves verticillate, ovate, inflorescence verticillate, flowers tetramerous, campanulate, 16-20mm |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | pale greenish yellow |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |