| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana sino-ornata Balf.f. sect. Kudoa |
| Bibliography | Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 27: 253 (1918) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Tibet and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-4400m |
| Description | basal rosette weakly developed, stem leaves curved, lanceolate, on margins scabrous, acute, 10-35mm, flowers solitary, obconic, dark blue variegate, 5-6cm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | autumn |
| 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 spring |
| Synonyms | Gentiana ornata var. alba Forrest Gentiana ornata var. veitchii Iving Gentiana sino-ornata f. alba (Forrest) C.Marquand Gentiana sino-ornata var. gloriosa C.Marquand Gentianodes sino-ornata (Balf.f.) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |
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