Psilocybe subcubensis is an entheogenic species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.[1] The mushroom contains the medicinal compounds psilocybin and psilocin. Psilocybe subcubensis was first described by Mexican mycologist Gaston Guzman. It is the pantropical sister species of Psilocybe cubensis.[2] It is macroscopically identical to P. cubensis but has smaller spores.[3]

Psilocybe subcubensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Psilocybe
Species:
P. subcubensis
Binomial name
Psilocybe subcubensis
Guzmán
Synonyms

Psilocybe jaliscana Guzmán (2000)

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References

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  1. ^ Redhead S, Moncalvo JM, Vilgalys R, Matheny PB, Guzmán-Davalos L, Guzmán G (2007). "Proposal to conserve the name Psilocybe (Basidiomycota) with a conserved type". Taxon. 56 (1): 255–7.
  2. ^ "Grzyby psylocybinowe - Jak dawkować psylocybine?". shroomsy.pl. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  3. ^ "Dr. Gaston Guzman/Psilocybe cubensis". Stainblue.com.