| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana handeliana Harry Sm. sect. Frigidae |
| Synonyms | Gentiana strictantha C.Marquand |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4600m |
| Description | stems purple, basal leaves oblong, 2-7cm, 3-5-veined, stem leaves 2-3 pairs, narrowly elliptic, 15-25mm, flowers in terminal head, corolla tubular, 25-30mm long, lobes ovate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale yellow, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
handeliana erectosepala (T.N.Ho) Halda, Acta Mus. Rychnov., Sect. Nat. 3(1): 22 (1995)
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