| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia multicaulis D.Don |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3600-5300m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, spathulate to oblong-spathulate, 15-35mm, margins scabrous, obtuse, inflorescence racemose, flowers tetramerous, 15-22mm, lobes oblong, obtuse |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale blue, purple |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| 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) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
multicaulis umbellifera T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18(1): 79 (1980)
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