| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella atroviolacea (Gilg) Fabris ex T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
| Bibliography | Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. (London), Bot. 23: 61 (1993) |
| Native Range | Colombia |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-3600m |
| Description | leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, at base tapered, sessile, coriaceous, ca. 3cm, distinctly 5-7-nerved, flowers 3-7 in dense cymes producing raceme, corolla 17mm, lobes acute |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | deep violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 atroviolacea Gilg Gentiana solidagoides Reimers |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia) |