Psilocybe mairei
| Psilocybe mairei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Psilocybe |
| Species: | P. mairei |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilocybe mairei | |
Psilocybe mairei is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. It is found in Algeria and Morocco and contains contains the medicinal compound psilocybin.[1] The The oldest example of rock art suggesting use of psychedelic mushrooms might depict P. mairei. In 1992, the Italian ethnobotanist Giorgio Samorini reported finding a painted mural from Tassili n'Ajjer, in the Sahara desert in southeast Algeria dated 7000 to 9000 BCE portraying mushrooms,[2] later tentatively identified as P. mairei.[3]
See also
- List of Psilocybin mushrooms
- Psilocybin mushrooms
- Psilocybe
References
- ↑ A Worldwide Geographic Distribution of the Neurotropic Fungi
- ↑ Samorini G. (1992). "The oldest representations of hallucinogenic mushrooms in the world (Sahara Desert, 9000–7000 B.P.)". Integration 2 (3): 69–78.
- ↑ Akers BP, Ruiz JF, Piper A, Ruck CA. (2011). "A prehistoric mural in Spain depicting neurotropic Psilocybe mushrooms?". Economic Botany 65 (2): 121–8. doi:10.1007/s12231-011-9152-5.