Psilocybe subcubensis is an entheogenic species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.[1] The mushroom contains the medicinal compounds psilocybin and psilocin. Psilocybe subcubensis was first described by Mexican mycologist Gaston Guzman. It is the pantropical sister species of Psilocybe cubensis.[2] It is macroscopically identical to P. cubensis but has smaller spores.[3]
Psilocybe subcubensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
Genus: | Psilocybe |
Species: | P. subcubensis
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Binomial name | |
Psilocybe subcubensis Guzmán
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Synonyms | |
Psilocybe jaliscana Guzmán (2000) |
See also
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edit- ^ Redhead S, Moncalvo JM, Vilgalys R, Matheny PB, Guzmán-Davalos L, Guzmán G (2007). "Proposal to conserve the name Psilocybe (Basidiomycota) with a conserved type". Taxon. 56 (1): 255–7.
- ^ "Grzyby psylocybinowe - Jak dawkować psylocybine?". shroomsy.pl. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Dr. Gaston Guzman/Psilocybe cubensis". Stainblue.com.