Encephalartos transvenosus X woodii

Encephalartos transvenosus × woodii is documented as a cultivated cycad cross in specialist collections. A collection listing describes one specimen’s foliage as strongly resembling E. woodii; that is an observation about that plant, not a guaranteed feature of every individual. [Jungle Music collection](https://www.junglemusic.net/Cycad_Collection_San_Diego_Nov_2021/Private_Cycad_Collection.html) [Aloes in Wonderland gallery](https://www.aloesinwonderland.com/plant-gallery/encephalartos-transvenosus-x-woodii) ## Identity and form The recorded name identifies the two species in this cross, and the specialist collection gallery provides an image of a plant listed under that name. The collection note is useful as an example, but it does not establish consistent leaf color or shape across the hybrid. [Aloes in Wonderland gallery](https://www.aloesinwonderland.com/plant-gallery/encephalartos-transvenosus-x-woodii) [Jungle Music collection](https://www.junglemusic.net/Cycad_Collection_San_Diego_Nov_2021/Private_Cycad_Collection.html) ## Siting Allow generous room for a mature cycad, while recognizing that a hybrid-specific final size was not established in the references reviewed. One parent, E. transvenosus, is described as a tall, large cycad from a warm, humid, frost-free region; its adult dimensions should not be assigned directly to this cross. [SANBI PlantZA](https://pza.sanbi.org/encephalartos-transvenosus) [Jungle Music species profile](https://www.junglemusic.net/Encephalartos_Species/Encephalartos_transvenosus.html) ## Maintenance No hybrid-specific watering schedule or cold threshold was found. Favor a warm position and freely drained soil, and protect from hard frost as a cautious approach informed by the E. transvenosus profile rather than a tested limit for this cross. [SANBI PlantZA](https://pza.sanbi.org/encephalartos-transvenosus)