| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana tubiflora (G.Don) Griseb. sect. Isomeria |
| Bibliography | Gen. Sp. Gent.: 277 (1838) |
| Native Range | s. & se. Tibet to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4200-5300m |
| Description | leaves crowded, petiolate, oblong to elliptic, 6-9mm long, margins cartilaginous, ciliate, flowers solitary, evariegate, tubular, 25-42mm long, lobes ovate, obtuse |
| Size | 4-5cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Ericalia tubiflora Wall. ex G.Don Ericoila tubiflora G.Don Gentiana longistyla T.N.Ho Gentiana tubiflora var. longiflora Turrill Gentiana tubiflora var. namlaensis Turrill Gentianodes tubiflora (G.Don) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |