| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana hexaphylla Maxim. ex Kusn. sect. Kudoa |
| Bibliography | Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersboug 13: 337 (1894) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Qinghai and ne. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-4400m |
| Description | basal leaves triangular, 5-10mm, stem leaves in whorls of 6-7, linear-spathulate, 5-15mm, flowers solitary, terminal, hexamerous, with dark blue drawing, 35-50mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late summer, 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 spring |
| Synonyms | Gentiana hexaphylla var. caudata C.Marquand Gentiana hexaphylla var. pentaphylla Harry Sm. Gentiana hexaphylla var. septemloba Harry Sm. Gentianodes hexaphylla (Maxim.) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |