| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Halenia mathewsii Gilg |
| Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 118: 111 (1916) |
| Native Range | Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves obovate-oblong, rounded, at base tapered, to 3cm, stem leaves similar, narrower, acuminate, broadly sessile, flowers 3-5 in lax cyme, corolla ca. 7mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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; basal cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |