Psilocybe uxpanapensis explained

Psilocybe uxpanapensis is a species of entheogenic mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.^[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]

See also

• List of psilocybin mushrooms
• Psilocybin mushrooms

Notes and References

1. Guzmán G, Allen JW, Gartz J . 2000 . A worldwide geographical distribution of the neurotropic fungi, an analysis and discussion . Annali del Museo Civico di Rovereto: Sezione Archeologia, Storia, Scienze Naturali . 14 . 189–280 .
2. 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.
3. Guzmán G. . Inventorying the fungi of Mexico . Biodiversity and Conservation . 7 . 3 . 1998 . 369–84 . 10.1023/A:1008833829473. 39166363 .