| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia perfoliata Royle ex G.Don |
| Bibliography | Gen. Hist. 4: 176 (1837) |
| Native Range | Nepal to ne. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | stems erect, simple, basal leaves ovate- spathulate, acute, petiolate, stem leaves elliptic-oblong, opposite, connate, flowers in panicle, corolla 2-3cm, petals acuminate |
| Size | 20-95cm |
| Color | yellow-green, blue-green |
| Bloom | 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 speciosa var. lacei Burkill Swertia speciosa var. perfoliata (Royle ex G.Don) C.B.Clarke |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |