| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana handeliana Harry Sm. sect. Frigidae |
| Bibliography | Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 63: 98 (1926) |
| Native Range | sc. China to ne. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4600m |
| Description | stems purple, basal leaves oblong, 2-7cm, 3-5-veined, stem leaves 2-3 pairs, narrowly elliptic, 15-25mm, flowers in terminal head, corolla tubular, 25-30mm long, lobes ovate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale yellow, 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; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gentiana handeliana var. brevisepala C.Marquand Gentiana stictantha C.Marquand |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |