| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Kuepferia infelix (C.B.Clarke) Adr.Favre |
| Synonyms | Gentiana infelix C.B.Clarke |
| Gentiana microtophora C.Marquand | |
| Gentiana minuta N.E.Br. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4100-5600m |
| Description | leaves mainly on stem, crowded, elliptic to ovate, 1-3mm, margins scabrous, flowers terminal, solitary, tubular, 7-10mm long, lobes ovate-elliptic |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Indo-China |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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