| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Halenia pulchella Gilg |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 118: 107 (1916) |
| Native Range | Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3200-4200m |
| Description | leaves obovate, acute, rather carnose, 12-16mm, broadly petiolate, inflorescence crowded, composed of 3-flowered, axillary and terminal cymes, flowers ca. 1cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Halenia taruga-gasso var. laxiflora Cuatrec. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |