| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana robusta King ex Hook.f. sect. Cruciata |
| Bibliography | Hooker‘s Icon. Pl. 15: t. 1439 (1883) |
| Native Range | s. & se. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4800m |
| Description | basal leaves elliptic, 8-23cm, with scabrous margins, stem leaves 3-5 pairs, lanceolate, 35-65mm, flowers in head, corolla campanulate, 30-35mm long, lobes ovate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | greenish white, yellowish |
| 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 lhaguensis F.K.Ward Gentiana lhakangensis C.Marquand Gentiana pharica Burkill Gentiana tibetica var. robusta (King ex Hook.f.) Kusn. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |