| Family | Gentianaceae |
| Tribe | Gentianeae |
| Subtribe | Gentianinae |
| Scientific name | Swertia tashiroi Makino |
| Synonyms | Frastera tashiroi (Maximovicz) Makino; Ophelia tashiroi Maximovicz; Swertia kuroiwae Makino |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hetsuka-rindou (ヘツカリンドウ, 辺塚竜胆 [meaning: Hetsuka village gentian]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kagoshima Prefecture), Okinawa |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=60 |
| Description | Stems electing 30-60cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long. Flowers corollas ca. 2.5-3cm across, flowering in October to January (mainly in November to December). Annual or winter annual plants. |
| Reference | Swertia tashiroi Makino |
| November 2010 at my home |
November 2010 at my home |
November 2010 at my home |