| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia forrestii Harry Sm. |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 25: 258 (1965) |
| Native Range | sc. China |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-4200m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, revolute, narrowly oblong to lanceolate, 4-10cm long, stem leaves alternate, sessile, lanceolate, 15-25mm long, inflorescence racemose, flowers 15-20mm across |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | dark blue, purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| 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 (CHC China South-Central) |