Inocybe coelestium

Inocybe coelestium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Inocybaceae
Genus: Inocybe
Species:
I. coelestium
Binomial name
Inocybe coelestium
Kuyper (1985)

Inocybe coelestium is a member of the genus Inocybe which is widely distributed in Europe. It was described as new science by mycologist Thomas Kuyper in 1985. The specific epithet coelestium means 'celestials', "the inhabitants of the Mount Olympus, the gods; referring to its hallucinogenic properties."[1]

Biochemistry

Inocybe coelestium contains the compounds psilocybin, psilocin and baeocystin.

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References

  1. ^ Kuyper TW. (1985). "Studies in Inocybe – II". Persoonia. 12 (4): 479–82.