| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana altigena Harry Sm. sect. Kudoa |
| Bibliography | Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 63: 99 (1926) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3700-4200m |
| Description | basal rosette undistinct, stem leaves larger, lanceolate, ciliate, flowers terminal, solitary, usually closed, tubular, 15-20mm long |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | blue |
| 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 spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |