| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia lugardae Bullock |
| Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 500 (1932) |
| Native Range | Ethiopia to se. Uganda |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-3550m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, spathulate or elliptic-ovate, 12-22mm, obtuse to truncate, stem leaves sessile, obovate-lanceolate, 8-18mm, flowers 5 in corymb, petals 1cm |
| Size | 2-12cm |
| Color | pale purple, white |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ETH Ethiopia) 25 East Tropical Africa (KEN Kenya, UGA Uganda) |