| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia speciosa G.Don |
| Synonyms | Swertia rex C.B.Clarke |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-5600m |
| Description | leaves opposite, spathulate-oblong, obtuse, vaginate, petiolate, flowers numerous in racemose panicle, calyx lobes lanceolate, acute, corolla pentamerous, lobes oblong |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | 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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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