| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia asarifolia Franch. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 46: 311 (1899) |
| Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3400-4600m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, spathulate, 35-60mm long, stem leaves sessile, oblong to ovate, flowers in manyflowered panicle, corolla pentamerous, 14-18mm across |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Swertia atroviolacea Harry Sm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |