Aganosma caryophyllata (Roxb. ex. Sims) G.Don

 
  • 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 IPNI) : Aganosma heynei (Spreng.) I.M.Turner
  • Vernacular name :
    • Malathi (Hindi)
    • Malati, Palamalle, Madhumalathi, Guda palateega, Nallateega, Malathiteega (Telugu)
    • Gandhomalati, Malati (Oria)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • 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
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, Ganjam district, Khurda district, Angul district, Nayagarh district, Koraput district
    • Tamil Nadu : Chennai district, The Nilgiri district, Tiruvannamalai district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : India
  • 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aganosma caryophyllata. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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