| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana lacerulata Harry Sm. sect. Isomeria |
| Bibliography | Kew Bull. 15: 52 (1961) |
| Native Range | s. & se. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3300-4500m |
| Description | leaves mainly on stem, imbricate, obovate, 4-10mm long, flowers solitary, tubular, 25-35mm long, lobes broadly ovate, rounded, lacerate |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |