| Family | CELASTRACEAE |
| Genus species | Parnassia chinensis Franch. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 44: 252 (1897) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Nepal and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2600-4800m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, reniform, 6-11mm, purple punctate, obtuse, stem leaves semiamplexicaule, ovate-cordate, flowers 10-14mm, petals broadly obovate, brown punctate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |