| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana heptaphylla Balf.f. & Forrest sect. Kudoa |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 4: 72 (1907) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-4800m |
| Description | stems procumbent, tomentose, stem leaves of 7, verticillate, connate, ovate, 1-2cm, acute, flowers sessile, corolla large, 4-5cm, campanulate-infundibuliform |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| 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 arethusae var. delicatula C.Marquand Gentiana arethusae ssp. delicatula (C.Marquand) Halda Gentiana arethusae var. rotundatolobata C.Marquand Gentiana heptaphylla var. mixta Harry Sm. Gentiana heptaphylla var. pentaphylla Harry Sm. Gentiana subocculta C.Marquand Gentianodes subocculta (C.Marquand) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |