Aganosma cymosa (Roxb.) G.Don

ah-gan-OZ-muh -- Greek: aganos (gentle, pleasing); osme (scent, odour) -- refers to the fragrant flowers typical of this genus ... compiled from the web
sy-MOH-sa -- furnished with cymes (flower clusters which open from the center first, then in succession outward toward the periphery) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: forest aganosma • Kannada: ಚಿತ್ರಲೀನ ಬಳ್ಳಿ chithraleena balli • Konkani: चंदनवेल chandanwel • Malayalam: ആനക്കയ്യൂരം aanakkayyooram, ചെറിയപൂപ്പാൽവള്ളി cheriyapoopavalli • Marathi: चंदनवेल chandanwel • Odia: ମାଳତୀ malati • Tamil: கூறுவெளிச்சாங் கொடி kooruvelichaankodi, மணிலாங்கொடி manilaankodi, செல்லாக்கொடி sellaakkodi • Telugu: మాలతి maalathi

known for / parts made use of: whole plant, roots, leaves and shoot tips, flowers

botanical names: Aganosma cymosa (Roxb.) G.Don ... and more at POWO, retrieved 4 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

forest aganosma

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India ... (accessed: July 4, 2026)

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಚಿತ್ರಲೀನ ಬಳ್ಳಿ chithraleena balli

• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) ... (downloaded: Oct 4, 2020)
• ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

चंदनवेल chandanwel

• Marathi coined-name borrowed, for want of name

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

ആനക്കയ്യൂരം aanakkayyooram, ചെറിയപൂപ്പാൽവള്ളി cheriyapoopavalli

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: July 5, 2026)
• FRLHT & NMPB — Indian Medicinal Plants Database ... (accessed: July 5, 2026)

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

चंदनवेल chandanwel

• name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Further Flowers of Sahyadri, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ମାଳତୀ malati

• Das, Prabhat & Das, Mohini & Sahu, Chinmayee & Rath, Sakti & Kumar, Sanjeet. (2020). Diversity of Climbers of Odisha ... (downloaded: Dec 22, 2021)

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

கூறுவெளிச்சாங் கொடி kooruvelichaankodi, மணிலாங்கொடி manilaankodi, செல்லாக்கொடி sellaakkodi

• Yercaud Ilango - Tamil names of Botanical names ... (downloaded: Jun 23, 2022)

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

మాలతి maalathi

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ... (accessed: July 5, 2026)

~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2026): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 26.05; last update May 20th, 2026. Last accessed 04/07/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• GOA :: Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186. ... (downloaded: Oct 17, 2022)
• ODISHA :: Das, Prabhat & Das, Mohini & Sahu, Chinmayee & Rath, Sakti & Kumar, Sanjeet. (2020). Diversity of Climbers of Odisha ... (downloaded: Dec 22, 2021)

NOTE: Select regional names have been intentionally coined on this page for languages that previously lacked vernacular terms, to give this lesser-known species a localized identity.

~~~~~ Created on: 18:59 04-07-2026 ¦ Last updated: 15:14 05-07-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Apocynaceae perennial liana "Aganosma cymosa" "Echites cymosa" "forest aganosma"