Claim: Melaleuca buseana's flowers with hairy cup-shape bases and the fruits that develop from it are seen from December to May or June in south of Grande Terre or "Le Caillou" as the locals call it meaning"the rock" in French.
Evidence: The cup-shaped base of the flower is hairy, 4–4.2 mm (0.16–0.17 in) long and the fruit which develops from it is 4.5–6 mm (0.18–0.24 in) long. Flowers and fruit are seen from December to May or June. Melaleuca buseana is a shrub or small tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south of Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia. Locals refer to Grand Terre as "Le Caillou", the rock. French