| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana kauffmanniana Regel & Schmalh. sect. Cruciata |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterbugsk. Bot. Sada 6: 331 (1879) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang and Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-3500m |
| Description | basal leaves elliptic to linear, 3-8cm, stem leaves 2-3 pairs, linear-lanceolate, 3-5cm, inflorescence terminal cyme, flowers tubular-campanulate, 4-5cm, lobes ovate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dasystephana kauffmanniana (Regel & Schmalh.) Revushk. & Borovik Gentianodes kauffmanniana (Regel & Schmalh.) Omer & al. Tretorhiza kauffmanniana (Regel & Schmalh.) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |