| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana veitchiorum Hemsl. sect. Kudoa |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 46: 178 (1909) |
| Native Range | c. China to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-4800m |
| Description | basal rosette developed, stem leaves linear to elliptic, 7-15mm, flowers solitary, with pale yellow base and black variegate, narrowly infundibuliform, 4-6cm long |
| Size | 5-8cm |
| Color | 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. acutifolia Franch. Gentiana ornata var. obtusifolia Franch. Gentianodes veitchiorum (Hemsl.) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |