| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentianella vernicosa (Cheeseman) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
| Bibliography | Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 23: 65 1993 |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves narrowly lanceolate to linear, 10-35mm long, subcarnose, dark green, flowers 15-20mm long in 2-7-flowered, terminal umbel |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 | Chionogentias gracilifolia (Cheeseman) L.G.Adams Chionogentias vernicosa (Cheeseman) L.G.Adams Gentiana gracilifolia Cheeseman Gentiana vernicosa Cheeseman Gentianella gracilifolia (Cheeseman) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu Oreophylax vernicosus (Cheeseman) Á.Löve |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |