Psilocybe subtropicalis

Psilocybe subtropicalis
In Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Hymenogastraceae
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 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]

See also

• List of Psilocybin mushrooms
• Psilocybin mushrooms
• Psilocybe

References

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