| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia crassiuscula Gilg |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 107 (1898) |
| Native Range | se. Uganda to n. Tanzania |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | stoloniferous, leaves spathulate to obovate, long petiolate, blade 2-5cm long, shiny bright green, flowers to 25mm, pentamerous, crateriform, in short, racemose cluster |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale blue, white |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Swertia duemmeriana T.C.E.Fr. Swertia granvikii T.C.E.Fr. Swertia mearnsii De Willd. Swertia sattimae T.C.E.Fr. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 25 East Tropical Africa (KEN Kenya, TAN Tanzania, UGA Uganda) |