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
known for / parts made use of: roots and bark, leaves and shoot tips, flowers and flower buds
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
- for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India ... (accessed: July 5, 2026)
~~~~~ 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
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 6 July 2026
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
গন্ধমালতী gandho-malati, মালতী malati
- for Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don ... PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS - VOL. II
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
માલતી malati
- for Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી :: સંકલન કર્તા વૈધ શ્રી કે,જે,ઝાલા ... (downloaded: 19 Jan 2026)
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
मालती malati
- for Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K.Schum. ... FRLHT & NMPB — Indian Medicinal Plants Database ... (accessed: July 5, 2026)
- for Echites caryophyllatus Blume ... Shakespear, John. A dictionary, Hindustani and English. 3rd ed., much enl. London: Printed for the author by J.L. Cox and Son
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಮಾಲತಿ ಲತಾ malati lata
- for Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K.Schum. ... 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)
- for Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K.Schum. ... FRLHT & NMPB — Indian Medicinal Plants Database ... (accessed: July 5, 2026)
- or ಮಾಲತಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ malati balli ... for Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K.Schum. ... ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കാവെട്ടാവള്ളി kavettavalli
- for Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K.Schum. ... FRLHT & NMPB — Indian Medicinal Plants Database ... (accessed: July 6, 2026)
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
मालती malati
- for Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don ... The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा ... (downloaded: Sep 5, 2020)
- for Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don ... डॉ मल्हार विनायक आपटे — वनश्रीसृष्टी खंड १ — महाराष्ट्र राज्य साहित्य आणि संस्कृती मंडळ ... (downloaded: Sep 16, 2016)
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବଣ ମାଳତୀ bana malati
- for Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K.Schum. ... Kumar, Sanjeet & IFS, Sudeep. (2024). Medicinal Plants used by the tribals of Odisha. ... (downloaded: Dec 14, 2025)
- Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha ... (downloaded: Aug 26, 2024)
ବିଶଲ୍ୟକରଣୀ bishalyakaranni
- for Echites dichotomus Roth ... Praharaj, G.C. Pūrṇṇachandra Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon of the Oriya language. Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, 1931-1940.
ଗନ୍ଧମାଳତୀ gandhamalati
- for Echites caryophyllatus Blume ... Praharaj, G.C. Pūrṇṇachandra Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon of the Oriya language. Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, 1931-1940.
ମାଳତୀ malati
- for Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don ... Das, Prabhat & Das, Mohini & Sahu, Chinmayee & Rath, Sakti & Kumar, Sanjeet. (2020). Diversity of Climbers of Odisha ... (downloaded: Dec 22, 2021)
- for Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don ... Chauhan, Monali & Dimri, Rakhee & Kumar, Sanjeet & Pradhan, Ilarani. (2021). Common medicinal plants of Dhenkanal (Odisha), India. ... (downloaded: Sep 13, 2024)
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
मालती malati, विष्णुवल्लभा vishnuvallabha
- for Echites caryophyllatus Blume ... Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
- for Echites caryophyllatus Blume ... ॥ विकिशब्दकोशः॥ स्वतन्त्रः संस्कृतशब्दकोशः
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱨᱟᱛᱮᱱ raten
- for Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don ... A forest flora of Chota Nagpur including Gangpur and the Santal-Parganahs by Haines, Henry Haselfoot, 1867-1943
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
மாலതി malati
- The name மாலതി malati is widely accepted and understood by people within Tamil Nadu; the species is widely known as Malati across many Indian languages. ... compiled from the web.
- In the ancient, foundational texts of India, the name Malati (மாலതി) originally and indisputably belonged to a highly fragrant wild jasmine — most likely Jasminum grandiflorum or Jasminum officinale. This species with its clusters of bright white flowers with five distinct, pinwheel-like petals releases a rich, sweet scent just as a wild jasmine. Botanists and horticulturists began calling it Malati purely because it visually mimics Malati. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
గూడపాల తీగ gudapala thige, పాలమల్లె palamalle
- for Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K.Schum. ... Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ... (accessed: July 6, 2026)
విశల్యకరణి visalyakarani
- for Echites dichotomus Roth ... Brown, Charles Philip. A Telugu-English dictionary. 2nd ed. Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1903.
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
مالتي malati
- for Echites caryophyllatus Blume ... Shakespear, John. A dictionary, Hindustani and English. 3rd ed., much enl. London: Printed for the author by J.L. Cox and Son
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, *Assam, Bihar, *Gujarat, *Karnataka, *Kerala, Jharkhand, *Maharashtra, Odisha, *Uttar Pradesh, *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 05/07/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy).
- ASSAM :: Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 6 July 2026
- GUJARAT :: for Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી :: સંકલન કર્તા વૈધ શ્રી કે,જે,ઝાલા ... (downloaded: 19 Jan 2026)
- JHARKHAND :: for Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don ... A forest flora of Chota Nagpur including Gangpur and the Santal-Parganahs by Haines, Henry Haselfoot, 1867-1943
- ODISHA :: for Aganosma caryophyllata G.Don ... Das, Prabhat & Das, Mohini & Sahu, Chinmayee & Rath, Sakti & Kumar, Sanjeet. (2020). Diversity of Climbers of Odisha ... (downloaded: Dec 22, 2021)
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Created on: 18:47 05-07-2026 ¦ Last updated: 23:14 06-07-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY)
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