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Aganosma heynei (Spreng.) I.M.Turner, Taxon 62: 156 (2013) (syn: Aganosma blumei Wight; Aganosma caryophyllata (Roxb. ex Sims) G.Don; Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don; Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K.Schum.; Aganosma dichotomum K.Schum.; Echites blumei Voigt; Echites caryophyllatus Bl.; Echites dichotomus Roth; Echites heynei Spreng.);
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India (Orissa; cultivated elsewhere), Bangladesh (I) as per Catalogue of Life;
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Distribution: Hooker (1882) noted that it was difficult to give a natural distribution for this species as it is widely cultivated all over India. I have seen only two collections, Haines 4877 and Haines 4880, which would seem to have been collected in the wild. These were both collected near Puri in Orissa in India) as per A revision of Aganosma (Blume) G. Don (Apocynaceae) by DAVID J. MIDDLETON’- Kew Bulletin, Vol. 51, No. 3 (1996), pp. 455-482.
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ah-gan-OZ-muh — Greek: aganos (gentle, pleasing); osme (scent, odour) — refers to the fragrant flowers typical of this genus … compiled from the web
HAYN-ee-eye — named for Dr Benjamin Heyne, German botanist and traveller … eFloraofIndia .
commonly known as: clove-scented echites • Ahom: মালতী maloti • Bengali: গন্ধমালতী gandho-malati, মালতী malati • Gujarati: માલતી malati • Hindi: मालती malati • Kannada: ಮಾಲತಿ ಲತಾ malati lata • Malayalam: കാവെട്ടാവള്ളി kavettavalli • Marathi: मालती malati • Odia: ବଣ ମାଳତୀ bana malati, ବିଶଲ୍ୟକରଣୀ bishalyakaranni, ଗନ୍ଧମାଳତୀ gandhamalati, ମାଳତୀ malati • Sanskrit: मालती malati, विष्णुवल्लभा vishnuvallabha • Santali: ᱨᱟᱛᱮᱱ raten • Tamil: மாலதி malati • Telugu: గూడపాల తీగ gudapala thige, పాలమల్లె palamalle, విశల్యకరణి visalyakarani • Urdu: مالتي malati
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/07/aganosma-heynei-spreng-imturner.html .
Confirmation of ID Requested_28122010_DS_SN4: 1 correct image as above.
Located in a garden in Uluberia, south of West Bengal.
Time : Sep. 2010
Echites caryophylata: This may be Aganosma dichotoma (Synn: Echites caryophyllatta) of Apocynaceae family.
It seems that it is growing and unfortunately I am not known about the growth rate and pattern. Let us wait to get some light in this regard. http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Malati.html I would send a published paper in Kew Bulletin in a separate mail
This is in continuation with the thread Echites caryophylata <http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/t/98ba0f490c3ac107> Very beautiful pictures of Aganosma dichotoma! If I remember correctly, though they look like (somewhat remotely to some) like one of the jui… it has got very sweet smell.
Echytes caryophyllata_malati in bloom (in continuation): Looks like Aganosma dichotoma, commonly known as ‘malathi’ of Apocyanaceae. I have checked in Google. … is right in identifying the species as Aganosma dichotoma. Yes it is Malathi in Coromandel with frgrant flowers cuktivated since the time of koenig at Kakinada..
NATIVE :: Apocynaceae (dogbane family) » Aganosma dichotoma : 11 posts by 7 authors. Attachments (4)
Apocynaceae (dogbane family) » Aganosma dichotoma An interesting reading on this: Middleton DJ 1996. A Revision of Aganosma (Blume) G. Don
(Apocynaceae). Kew Bulletin 51 (3): 455-482. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4117024 Please find the reference attached.
Attachments (1)- MIDDLETON 1996 AGANOSMA.pdf- 2 MB Good one and new one for me … Would it be possible to indicate the location where it is seen at Rani Baug? Thanks. … not familiar with names of internal locations, please check on attached piece of Google Earth, Wow ! Thanks … Not too good at reading google maps, but I think this should towards the bird cages. This plant is an extensive climber fairly common in gardens. BSI flora of Maharashtra gives A. caryophyllata G. Don, as the sc. name. Another local name is Lavang Latika. Thanks for the additional info. … Must be mostly high up on trees. I had spotted this at “Sagar Upwan” (MPT Garden near Sasoon Dock) also.
FLOWERS/PLANTS MENTIONED BY TAGORE IN HIS SONGS : ( MALATI-2 ) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Attaching translated version of another song by Tagore, in which MALATI has been mentioned.
FLOWERS/PLANTS MENTIONED BY TAGORE IN HIS SONGS. : ( MALATI-3 ) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Attaching translated version of another song of Tagore, where MALATI has been mentioned.
FLOWERS/PLANTS MENTIONED BY TAGORE IN HIS SONGS : ( MALATI-1 ) : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
Attaching translated version of a song by Tagore in which MALATI has been mentioned.
Scientifically this plant is Aganosma heynei. Malati should be Aganosma dichotoma as per A revision of Aganosma (Blume) G. Don (Apocynaceae) by DAVID J. MIDDLETON’- Kew Bulletin, Vol. 51, No. 3 (1996), pp. 455-482 & as per Aganosma
Re: Plant id please : 1 post by 1 author.
I am a friend of … and upon his suggestion I am emailing you. I am in Kolkata since last 6 months. Can you please identify following plants? Photos are taken in & around Kolkata. I can provide you all details.
Is the plant in 3.jpg Clerodendrum viscosum ? First, let me forward a copy of this mail to eFI, for it may help to identify one pending thread – https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/00a7cX2zQz4/0jtGwB7x360J
2nd, I haven’t seen the creeper, “Common crow_creeper1” and “Common crow_creeper2” yet, for as per ‘Bengal Plants’ it’s distribution is in Bihar region of the then Bengal. It is most probably Aganosma caryophyllata of ‘Flora of British India’. Since the photographs were taken in Kolkata it is quite possible the presence of this particular species there, for Bimal Da also has this one in North-Bengal. The present accepted name is a problem, for FoI think it is A. heynei; eFI thinks A. dichotoma while IBP thinks A. caryophyllata. It is a climber with leaves, usually with red nerves, 2-5 pairs secondary nerves (ref. Haines). You may like to check efi thread.
The “creeper” with prickly stem is a Smilax sp.; two spp are found in our region S. macrophylla roxb. and S. prolifera Roxb. (S. perfoliata); the two can be differentiated by presence/ absence of auricle at the base of petiole. Please check 1st photograph in efi thread. But the problem is leaves at the apical region of S. prolifera (Smilax perfoliata) are also non-auriculate like that of Smilax macrophylla. I would say it is Smilax perfoliata since it is very common here.
Yes, “3.jpg” is Clerodendrum but what would be the accepted name is unresolved yet, please check – efi thread 1 and also /species/a—l/l/lamiaceae/clerodendrum/clerodendrum-infortunatum
FLOWERS/PLANTS MENTIONED BY TAGORE IN HIS SONGS : ( MALATI- 4 ) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Ataching translated version of a song by Tagore in which MALATI has been mentioned.
RAJANIGANDHA is also mentioned in the same song.
This song has already been uploaded with RAJANIGANDHA-5.
Plant For ID : Mumbai : 06JUN15 : AK-5 : 05/05 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Plant seen in a cultivated garden in Mumbai. Not sure if it is a climber.
Stem is woody. I was able to see it flowering during a revisit and confirm id. This is Malati, Aganosma dichotoma.
Adding pictures of the flowers. Attachments (2)
Fwd: Aganosma heynei( Spreng.)I.M.Turner : 4 posts by 2 authors. 5 images- around 1 mb or more.
Sending 5 photos of Aganosma heynei( Spreng.) I.M.Turner,Fam- Apocynaceae, a heavy creeper called Malati, Gandhamalati in Odiya, photo –23/06/2020, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, naturally distributed in Barauni hill, khurda, Bhubaneswar, Udaigiri, Dasapalla, Koraput, Angul, Ganjam all places of Odisha (ref- The Flora of Orissa, Saxena, Brahmam).
Fresh Malati flowers diffusing divine fragrance are traditionally associated with Puri ShreeJagannath. offered to deities Shree Balabhadra, Mata Subhadra, Shree Jagannath & Shree Sudarsan Chakra as known much loved by them. Dried flowers are offered in sacred month of Kartik (Oct/Nov.) to the deities. Malati is literally mentioned in Shree Geetagovinda by famous Odiya poet Shree Jayadeva in 12 th Century AD. relating to Lord ShreeKrishna,
also known with some medicinal properties to treat kapha, eye disorder, toe infection,
SD020 Plant ID support : 5 posts by 4 authors. 4 images.
Kindly assist with ID of this climber. Found in Sundar nursery, New Delhi. Aganosma sp., Apocynaceae, Check with Aganosma heynei Aganosma dichotoma synonym of Aganosma heynei Thanks, … Do we know if this genus and species is native to the India? If yes, which region of India? Pl. check details at Aganosma heynei . Names of Plants in India :: Aganosma heynei (Spreng.) I.M.Turner: 1 image.
Aganosma heynei (Spreng.) I.M.Turner ah-gan-OZ-muh — Greek: aganos (gentle, pleasing); osme (scent, odour) — refers to the fragrant flowers typical of this genus … compiled from the web
HAYN-ee-eye — named for Dr Benjamin Heyne, German botanist and traveller … eFloraofIndia
commonly known as: clove-scented echites • Ahom: মালতী maloti • Bengali: গন্ধমালতী gandho-malati, মালতী malati • Gujarati: માલતી malati • Hindi: मालती malati • Kannada: ಮಾಲತಿ ಲತಾ malati lata • Malayalam: കാവെട്ടാവള്ളി kavettavalli • Marathi: मालती malati • Odia: ବଣ ମାଳତୀ bana malati, ବିଶଲ୍ୟକରଣୀ bishalyakaranni, ଗନ୍ଧମାଳତୀ gandhamalati, ମାଳତୀ malati • Sanskrit: मालती malati, विष्णुवल्लभा vishnuvallabha • Santali: ᱨᱟᱛᱮᱱ raten • Tamil: மாலതി malati • Telugu: గూడపాల తీగ gudapala thige, పాలమల్లె palamalle, విశల్యకరణి visalyakarani • Urdu: مالتي malati
known for / parts made use of: roots and bark, leaves and shoot tips, flowers and flower buds botanical names: Aganosma heynei (Spreng.) I.M.Turner … homotypic synonyms: Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K.Schum. • Echites dichotomus Roth … heterotypic synonyms: Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don • Echites caryophyllatus Blume … and more at POWO, retrieved 6 July 2026 Bibliography / etymology / notes
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
clove-scented echites
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~
written in: Ahom, Assamese … mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) … other names for this language: Tai-Ahom
মালতী maloti
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
গন্ধমালতী gandho-malati, মালতী malati
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
માલતી malati
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
मालती malati
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಮಾಲತಿ ಲತಾ malati lata
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കാവെട്ടാവള്ളി kavettavalli
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
मालती malati
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବଣ ମାଳତୀ bana malati
ବିଶଲ୍ୟକରଣୀ bishalyakaranni
ଗନ୍ଧମାଳତୀ gandhamalati
ମାଳତୀ malati
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars
मालती malati, विष्णुवल्लभा vishnuvallabha
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman … spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱨᱟᱛᱮᱱ raten
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
மாலതി malati
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
గూడపాల తీగ gudapala thige, పాలమల్లె palamalle
విశల్యకరణి visalyakarani
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
مالتي malati
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, *Assam, Bihar, *Gujarat, *Karnataka, *Kerala, Jharkhand, *Maharashtra, Odisha, *Uttar Pradesh, *Tamil Nadu
* cultivated as an ornamental vine ~~~~~ Created on: 18:47 05-07-2026 ¦ Last updated: 23:14 06-07-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/07/aganosma-heynei-spreng-imturner.html
In this post, the Tamil name has a Malayalam script mixed up. Please change all entries of “மாலതി” to “மாலதி”. Typo in Tamil name corrected …
commonly known as: clove-scented echites • Ahom: মালতী maloti • Bengali: গন্ধমালতী gandho-malati, মালতী malati • Gujarati: માલતી malati • Hindi: मालती malati • Kannada: ಮಾಲತಿ ಲತಾ malati lata • Malayalam: കാവെട്ടാവള്ളി kavettavalli • Marathi: मालती malati • Odia: ବଣ ମାଳତୀ bana malati, ବିଶଲ୍ୟକରଣୀ bishalyakaranni, ଗନ୍ଧମାଳତୀ gandhamalati, ମାଳତୀ malati • Sanskrit: मालती malati, विष्णुवल्लभा vishnuvallabha • Santali: ᱨᱟᱛᱮᱱ raten • Tamil: மாலதி malati • Telugu: గూడపాల తీగ gudapala thige, పాలమల్లె palamalle, విశల్యకరణి visalyakarani • Urdu: مالتي malati
Both Malayalam and English names are correct. . References:
A revision of Aganosma (Blume) G. Don (Apocynaceae) by DAVID J. MIDDLETON’- Kew Bulletin, Vol. 51, No. 3 (1996), pp. 455-482
CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names … By Umberto Quattrocchi (2012- Details)
Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary By C.P. Khare (2008- Details)
Encyclopaedia of World Medicinal Plants, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah (2006- Details)
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Aganosma heynei
Updated on August 21, 2026