| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella violacea (D.Don ex G.Don) Fabris |
| Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 7: 89 (1958) |
| Native Range | Peru (Huánuco) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-3600m |
| Description | leaves narrowly ovate-oblong, broadly sessile, acute, rather coriaceous, 5-6mm, flowers in terminal false spike, calyx campanulate, corolla 7-8mm, lobes acute, 3mm |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | violet, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 spring |
| Synonyms | Gentiana hebenstreitioides Gilg Gentiana violacea (D.Don ex G.Don) Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don Glyphospermum violaceum D.Don ex G.Don |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |