Claim: Melaleuca dichroma flowers, with yellow to creamy-white petals that fade into pinkish red, are from the Myrtaceae family of woody species containing essential oils and flower parts in multiples of four or five.
Evidence: Melaleuca dichroma is a shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The flowers appear in spring and are initially pale yellow to creamy-white but fade to pinkish-red. All species are woody, contain essential oils, and have flower parts in multiples of four or five.