| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Halenia valerianoides Gilg |
| Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 118: 106 (1916) |
| Native Range | w. Bolivia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-5000m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblanceolate, 2-3cm long, acute, stem leaves 1pair, broadly sessile, ovate-oblong, flowers in terminal 1-3-flowered cyme, corolla ca. 5mm long |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | green-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 |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |