Claim: The spikes of Melaleuca cajuputi contain 8 to 20 groups of flowers, while the stamens are grouped in five bundles around the flower.
Evidence: The flowers are white, cream or greenish-yellow mostly in dense spikes at the ends of the branches which continue to grow after flowering but also often in the axils of the upper leaves. The spikes contain 8 to 20 groups of flowers, each group with three flowers. The stamens are grouped in five bundles around the flower, each bundle containing 6 to 18 stamens.