| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Lomatogonium stapfii (Burkill) Harry Sm. |
| Bibliography | Grana Palynol. 7: 145 (1967) |
| Native Range | s. & se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4000-5000m |
| Description | leaves only basal, spathulate to obovate, 5-11mm, at margins scabrous, flowers terminal, solitary, pendent, pentamerous, dark striate, ca. 3cm across |
| Size | 4-7cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | late 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 | Swertia stapfii Burkill |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |