| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana cachemirica Decne. sect. Kudoa |
| Bibliography | Voy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4: 111 (1843) |
| Native Range | Tibet to n. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2500-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves ovate, stem leaves orbiculate, opposite, shortly petiolate, amplexicaule, flowers sessile, tubular-campanulate, with whitish and blue stripes |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | sky blue |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| 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 | Dasystephana cachemirica (Decne.) Soják Gentiana loderi Hook.f. Gentianodes cachemirica (Decne.) Omer & al. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |