Claim: With leaves distinctive in having the mid-vein in a groove with either side of the leaf blade curving up wing-like from this vein, while the flowers are cream to white, at or near the ends of the branches in heads of 2 to 10 flowers, the heads up to 17 millimetres (0.7 in) in diameter, this is Melaleuca biconvexa, a tree or shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to coastal areas of New South Wales.
Evidence: Melaleuca biconvexa is a tree or shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to coastal areas of New South Wales. The flowers are cream to white, at or near the ends of the branches in heads of 2 to 10 flowers, the heads up to 17 millimetres (0.7 in) in diameter. The leaves are distinctive in having the mid-vein in a groove with either side of the leaf blade curving up wing-like from this vein. The leaves have a distinctive, wing-like shape and the flowers are in white or cream-coloured heads at the ends of its branches.