Psilocybe subtropicalis

Psilocybe subtropicalis
in Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Psilocybe
Species: P. subtropicalis
Binomial name
Psilocybe subtropicalis
Guzmán (1995)
Synonyms

Psilocybe bipleurocystidiata E. Horak and Guzman (2009)

Psilocybe subtropicalis is a species of mushroom in the Strophariaceae family.[1] The mushroom contains the medicinal compound psilocybin. Found in Mexico, it was described as new to science by mycologist and Psilocybe authority Gastón Guzmán in 1995.[2]

See also

References

  1. A Worldwide Geographic Distribution of the Neurotropic Fungi
  2. Guzmán G. (1995). "Supplement to the monograph of the genus Psilocybe". Bibliotheca Mycologica 159: 91–141 (see p. 107).