Psilocybe uxpanapensis
| Psilocybe uxpanapensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Psilocybe |
| Species: | P. uxpanapensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilocybe uxpanapensis Guzmán (1979) | |
Psilocybe uxpanapensis is a species of entheogenic mushroom in the Strophariaceae family.[1] The mushroom contains the hallucinogenic compounds psilocybin and psilocin. Mexican mycologist Gastón Guzmán described this mushroom in 1979 as a novel species: the first hallucinogenic mushroom to be discovered in an undisturbed tropical forest.[2] Psilocybe uxpanapensis is one of the many tropical species of fungi in Mexico at risk of disappearing due to deforestation.[3]
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References
- ↑ Guzmán G, Allen JW, Gartz J. (2000). "A worldwide geographical distribution of the neurotropic fungi, an analysis and discussion" (PDF). Annali del Museo Civico di Rovereto: Sezione Archeologia, Storia, Scienze Naturali 14: 189–280.
- ↑ Guzmán G. (1979). "Observations on the evolution of Psilocybe and description of four new hallucinogenic species from Mexican tropical forests". Beihefte zur Sydowia Annales Mycologici Series II 8: 168–81.
- ↑ Guzmán G. (1998). "Inventorying the fungi of Mexico". Biodiversity and Conservation 7 (3): 369–84. doi:10.1023/A:1008833829473.
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