| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia patens Burkill |
| Bibliography | J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 7: 82 (1911) |
| Native Range | sc. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1100-2600m |
| Description | leaves mainly basal, crowded in rosette, narrowly spathulate, stem leaves linear, flowers tetramerous, in axillary and terminal clusters, corolla purple striate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late 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 | Pleurogyne mairei H.Lév. Pleurogyne mairei var. rubropunctata H.Lév. Pleurogyne vaniotii H.Lév. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |