| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia calicina Franch. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 46: 311 (1899) |
| Native Range | sc. China |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2600-4000m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, revolute, linear-oblong, 35-70mm long, stem leaves alternate, sessile, ovate, inflorescence racemose, 5-9-flowered, corolla pentamerous, 15mm across |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | late 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 |
| Synonyms | Swertia calicina var. major Diels |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |