| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana loureiroi (G.Don) Griseb. sect. Chondrophyllae |
| Synonyms | Gentiana aquatica Lour. |
| Gentiana indica Steud. | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 300-3200m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, elliptic, abaxially glabrous, stem leaves lanceolate to elliptic, 4-8mm, adaxially densely papilose, acute, flowers solitary, infundibuliform, 1-2cm |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | blue, blue-purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Hainan , China Southeast ) Eastern Asia (Taiwan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya ) Indo-China (Laos , Myanmar , Thailand , Vietnam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
loureiroi napulifera (Franch.) Halda, Acta Mus. Rychnov., Sect. Nat. 3(1): 48 (1995)
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