Gouania australiana is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae, first described in 1864. It is native to the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia, and has a conservation status of least concern.
Description Gouania australiana is a vine with a stem diameter up to , which climbs by the use of tendrils growing from the or at the ends of the branches. All parts of the plant have a dense covering of fine hairs. The leaves are almost circular in shape, growing up to long and wide, with a cordate base and an acuminate (shorty pointed) tip. The margins of the leaf blade are finely toothed, more so towards the tip.
The inflorescence is much-branched and consists of a number of spikes; they are clustered at the ends of the branches. Flowers are reported to have a pleasant fragrance, and are about diameter. Both the and petals are white.
The fruit is a cluster of three pale brown samaras about wide and long, each with one seed about long.
Phenology Flowering occurs between June and October, fruit occur between September and January.
Distribution and habitat It is endemic to the Wet Tropics area of Queensland and grows in lowland rainforest between the Daintree River in the north to Tully in the south. The altitudinal range is from near sea level to about .
Conservation This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act. , it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium Observations of this species on iNaturalist Images of this species on Flickriver.com