| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia souliei Burkill |
| Synonyms | Swertia pauciflora Harry Sm. |
| Swertia subspeciosa Burkill | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3700-4400m |
| Description | leaves mainly basal, petiolate, linear-elliptic, 3-10cm long, stem leaves 2-3 pairs, sessile, lanceolate, inflorescence racemose, 5-15-flowered, flowers 20-26mm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late 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) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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