encephalartos natalensis x woodii Id ?

[Ian Webber]

 

Trying to Identify a Encephalartos Natalensis x Woodii.  F1.

It is  in the garden  but all the labels have perished  and  now  Im  before my time and now Im trying to figure out  what's what

The leaf on the left I think may be the cross. The right leaf I believe is Natalensis.

Anybody got any advise re how to identify?

 cheers

 

http://www.palmbeachpalmcycadsociety.com/cycads/documents/EncephalartosNatalensisXEncephalartosWoodiiHybrid.pdf

 

[GeneAZ]

To me it looks like transvenosus x woodii.

[Ian Webber]

Could it just be Transvenosus?

[GeneAZ]

Easily.

[Tracy]

On 6/28/2020 at 2:49 AM, Ian Webber said:

Trying to Identify a Encephalartos Natalensis x Woodii.  F1.

It is hard to tell.  For perspective the first photo has an Encephalartos natalensis x woodii f2 in the center of the photo.  The second and third photos are of the same Encephalartos transvenosus x woodii.  All those were taken a couple of years ago when my cousin was buying the pair.  A recent photo from earlier this month of the E trans-woodii flushing.  When I'm looking at the leaflets, I'm looking for the classic forward and upward arching as they come off the rachis.  I think you can see this when looking at the photos below and if you look up a pure woodii.  That would be one of the distinguishing factors I would look for.

[Ian Webber]

Thanks ...

Based on that  this is the latest contender in the hunt for the Natalensis x woodii F1.

Any thoughts  would be appreciated.

Its quite a large plant  and  I will  need  equipment to lift it . 

Its a great plant so all good  but it would be a bonus to be able to positively Id it  .  If I get lucky there may be a tag hiding in the dirt !

I have no idea what the cost to buy  a F1 would be  but  Im guessing it would be expensive to go out and buy one.. If i could find one.

Thanks