Psilocybe keralensis is a species of psilocybin mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. It contains the compounds psilocybin and psilocin. Psilocybe keralensis is known only from Kerala, India.[1] It is in the Psilocybe fagicola complex with Psilocybe fagicola, Psilocybe oaxacana, Psilocybe banderillensis, Psilocybe columbiana, Psilocybe herrerae, Psilocybe neoxalapensis, and Psilocybe teofiloi.[2][3]

Psilocybe keralensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Psilocybe
Species:
P. keralensis
Binomial name
Psilocybe keralensis
K.A. Thomas, Manim. and Guzmán (2002)

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  1. ^ Thomas, K. Agretious; Manimohan, P.; Guzmán, Gastón; Tapia, Fidel; Ramírez-Guillén, Florencia (2002). "The genus Psilocybe in Kerala State, India". The Journal of Mycotaxon. 33: 195–207.
  2. ^ Guzmán, Gastón; Jacobs, James Q.; Ramírez-Guillén, Florencia; Murrieta, Dulce; Gándara, Etelvina (2005). "The Taxonomy of Psilocybe fagicola-complex". The Journal of Microbiology. 43 (2): 158–165. PMID 15880091.
  3. ^ Psilocybin Mushrooms