| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia younghusbandii Burkill |
| Bibliography | J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 2: 325 (1906) |
| Native Range | s. & se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4300-5400m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, linear-elliptic, 24-45mm long, stem leaves sessile, 25-60mm long, flowers solitary, terminal, pentamerous, 25-35mm across, lobes elliptic, obtuse |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | autumn |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |