| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Halenia umbellata (Ruiz & Pav.) Gilg |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 53 (1906) |
| Native Range | w. Bolivia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1800-4200m |
| Description | basal leaves numerous, elliptic, elongate to thin petiole, acute, 3-nerved, stem leaves lanceolate, subsessile, flowers 5-15 in umbellate cyme, corolla 10-13mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 | Halenia dombeyana (Griseb.) Wedd. Halenia dombeyana var. patens Wedd. Halenia gracilis var. dombeyana Griseb. Halenia pavoniana G.Don Swertia umbellata Ruiz & Pav. Tetragonanthus dombeyanus (Griseb.) Kuntze Tetragonanthus umbellatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |