| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana loureiroi (G.Don) Griseb. sect. Chondrophyllae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 9: 108 (1845) |
| Native Range | s. China to Assam and Indo-China, Taiwan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 300-3200m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, elliptic, abaxially glabrous, stem leaves lanceolate to elliptic, 4-8mm, adaxially densely papilose, acute, flowers solitary, infundibuliform, 1-2cm |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | blue, blue-purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ericoila loureiroi G.Don Gentiana aquatica Lour. Gentiana indica Steud. Varasia loureiroi (G.Don) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHH Hainan, CHS China Southeast) 38 Eastern Asia (TAI Taiwan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (LAO Laos, MYA Myanmar, THA Thailand, VIE Vietnam) |