Gentianaceae FAMILY

Gentiana kirilowii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentiana kirilowii is a herbaceous perennial plant with ascending, unbranched stems; it grows around 15 - 25cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a food. The dried roots are sold for medicinal use in local markets in Pakistan[ 2025 Title Ethnobotany of the Himalayas Publication Author Kunwar R.M., Sher H. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds) Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57408-6 Publisher Springer Nature; Switzerland Year 2021 ISBN 978-3-030-57407-9 Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral Asia - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Kirgizstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, northwest India, Nepal, western China

HabitatAlong streams, grassland slopes, forests; at elevations from 1,200 - 3,900 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].