| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana tibetica King ex Hook.f. sect. Cruciata |
| Bibliography | Hooker‘s Icon. Pl. 15: t. 1441 (1883) |
| Native Range | s. & se. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2100-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves elliptic, 9-16cm, margins scabrous, acuminate, stem leaves 3-5 pairs, lanceolate, upwards larger, flowers in terminal cluster, corolla broadly tubular, 26-32mm long |
| Size | 40-50cm |
| Color | greenish yellow, yellow |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Gentiana brevidens Regel Tretorhiza tibetica (King ex Hook.f.) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |