| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Halenia adpressa C.K.Allen |
| Synonyms | Halenia pauana Cuatrec. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3700-3800m |
| Description | basal leaves oblanceolate, 1-2cm long, stem leaves 5-6 pairs, sessile, lanceolate, acute, flowers few in cyme, calyx lobes lanceolate, corolla 7-9mm long, lobes ovate |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| 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 |
Southern America
Northern South America (Venezuela ) Western South America (Colombia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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