| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana waltonii Burkill sect. Cruciata |
| Bibliography | J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 2: 310 (1906) |
| Native Range | s. & se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4800m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, linear-elliptic to lanceolate, 3-16cm, margins scabrous, acuminate, stem leaves 3-5 pairs, lanceolate, cymes axillary and terminal, flowers 4-5cm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | blue, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | ind |
| 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 | Gentiana lhasaensis P.K.Hsiao & K.C.Hsia Gentiana waltonii var. lhasaensis (P.K.Hsiao & K.C.Hsia) T.N.Ho Gentiana waltonii f. lhasaensis (P.K.Hsiao & K.C.Hsia) T.N.Ho Gentiana waltonii f. nana P.K.Hsiao & K.C.Hsia |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |