| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia assamensis Harry Sm. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4: 248 (1970) |
| Native Range | e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3400-4000m |
| Description | stems glabrous, subalate, basal leaves lanceolate, obtuse, tapered to long petiole, laciniate, flowers pedicellate, large, in cymes of 3, petals broadly cuneate, 2-3cm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |