| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella punicea (Wedd.) Holub |
| Bibliography | Folia Geobot Phytotax. 2: 118 (1967) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3900-4800m |
| Description | basal leaves broadly lanceolate, acute, 5-7cm long, inflorescence lax, racemose, axillary, flowers ca. 2cm long, pendent |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | crimson |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Gentiana attenuata (D.Don) Griseb. Gentiana buchtienii Gilg Gentiana dolichantha Gilg Gentiana ignea Gilg Gentiana odontosepala Gilg Gentiana orobanchoides Gilg Gentiana punicea Wedd. Gentiana purpureiflora Gilg Gentianella buchtienii (Gilg) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu Gentianella ignea (Gilg) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu Gentianella odontosepala (Gilg) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu Gentianella orobanchoides (Gilg) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu Selatium attenuatum D.Don |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |