| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana nipponica Maxim. sect. Chondrophyllae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 32: 507 (1888) |
| Native Range | Sakhalin to n. & c. Japan, South Korea |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1400-2800m |
| Description | stem leaves opposite, subcarnose, narrowly ovate to broadly lanceolate, 5-12mm, obtuse, sessile, uninerved, flowers solitary, infundibuliform, 15mm across, lobes oval |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purplish 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ciminalis nipponica (Maxim.) Zuev Gentiana makinoi H.Lév. & Vaniot Gentiana nipponica var. robusta H.Hara Varasia nipponica (Maxim.) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KUR Kuril Is., SAK Sakhalin) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |