| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia acaulis Harry Sm. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4: 242 (1970) |
| Native Range | e. Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3700-5500m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves numerous, lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved, 5-7cm long, tapered to long petiole, flowers 4-merous, pedicellate, in the midst of rosette |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | white, yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| 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 cuttings in late |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |