• Family : APOCYNACEAE
  (Dogbane Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : APOCYNACEAE
• Synonym(s) : Aganosma dichotoma K.Schum.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved name
• Vernacular name : Malathi (Hindi); Malati, Palamalle, Madhumalathi, Guda palateega, Nallateega, Malathiteega (Telugu); Gandhomalati, Malati (Oria)
• Habit : Liana
• Comments / notes : Common along hill slops. Often planted for flowers
• Flower, Fruit : February-September
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district, Krishna district, Guntur district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district, East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district
  • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
  • Odisha : Cuttack district, Ganjam district, Khurda district, Angul district, Nayagarh district, Koraput district
• World Distribution : India
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; Pullaiah, T & Ali Moulali, D., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 2; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Bangalore.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aganosma caryophyllata. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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