| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana himalayaensis T.N.Ho sect. Frigidae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 23: 57 (1993) |
| Native Range | s. & se. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4000-4200m |
| Description | basal leaves oblong-elliptic, 15-25mm, stem leaves 2-3 pairs, narrowly elliptic, 15-30mm, flowers terminal, solitary, tubular, 15-20mm long, lobes suborbiculate |
| Size | 4-7cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| 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 summer |
| Synonyms | Gentiana algida var. parviflora (C.B.Clarke) Kusn. Gentiana nubigena var. parviflora C.B.Clarke |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |