Psilocybe subtropicalis
Psilocybe subtropicalis is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae.[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]
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in Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico | |
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Species: | P. subtropicalis |
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Psilocybe subtropicalis Guzmán (1995) | |
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Psilocybe bipleurocystidiata E. Horak and Guzman (2009) |
References
- Gastón Guzmán; John W. Allen; Jochen Gartz (1998). "A worldwide geographical distribution of the neurotropic fungi, an analysis and discussion" (PDF). Annali del Museo Civico di Rovereto (14): 189–280. (on Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto)
- Guzmán G. (1995). "Supplement to the monograph of the genus Psilocybe". Bibliotheca Mycologica. 159: 91–141 (see p. 107).
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