Psilocybe subtropicalis is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.[1] The mushroom contains the psychoactive compound psilocybin. Found in Mexico, it was described as new to science by mycologist and Psilocybe authority Gastón Guzmán in 1995.[2]
| Psilocybe subtropicalis | |
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| In Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Psilocybe |
| Species: | P. subtropicalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Psilocybe subtropicalis Guzmán (1995)
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| Synonyms | |
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Psilocybe bipleurocystidiata E. Horak and Guzman (2009) | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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).