| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana prolata Balf.f. sect. Kudoa |
| Bibliography | Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 27: 266 (1918) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-4500m |
| Description | stem leaves upwards larger, ovate to orbiculate, 4-6mm, midrib distinct, flowers solitary, pentamerous, deep blue variegate and stripped, tubular, 3-4cm long |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |
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