Psilocybe subcubensis
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. It is macroscopically identical to P. cubensis but has smaller spores.[2]
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Psilocybe jaliscana Guzmán (2000) | |
See also
- List of Psilocybin mushrooms
- Psilocybin mushrooms
- Psilocybe
References
- 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.
- "Dr. Gaston Guzman/Psilocybe cubensis". Stainblue.com.
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