| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella formosissima (D.Don ex G.Don) J.S.Pringle |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 48: 281 (1981) |
| Native Range | Peru (Ancash) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3800-4600m |
| Description | leaves carnose-coriaceous, shiny, basal leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, 25cm long, flowers in dense pyramidal panicle, corolla horizontal, 4-5cm long |
| Size | 70-100cm |
| Color | bluish red, pink |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Eudoxia formosissima D.Don ex G.Don Gentiana formosissima (D.Don ex G.Don) Gilg Gentiana herrediana Raim. ex Wedd. Gentiana regina Gilg |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |