| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia scapiformis T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18: 80 (1980) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4500-4600m |
| Description | leaves only basal, oblong-spathulate, 15-30mm long, ciliate, flowers solitary, scapose, tetramerous, 15-22mm across, petals oblong |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | dark blue, purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |