| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana obconica T.N.Ho sect. Kudoa |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 23: 45 (1985) |
| Native Range | s. & se. Tibet to e. Himalaya and e. Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4000-5500m |
| Description | mainly stem leaves, lower leaves ovate, 2-5mm, upper leaves elliptic to ovate-elliptic, 5-11mm long, flowers terminal, solitary, 3-4cm long, obconical, lobes ovate |
| Size | 4-7cm |
| Color | dark 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) |