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Psilocybe Hoogshagenii Var. Convexa
''Psilocybe hoogshagenii'' is a species of psilocybin mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. The mushroom has a brownish conical or bell-shaped pileus (mycology), cap up to wide that has an extended umbo (mycology), papilla up to 4 mm long. The stem is slender (up to 3 mm thick) and long. The variety (botany), variety ''P. hoogshagenii'' var. ''convexa'' lacks the long papilla. The species is found in Mexico, where it grows singly or in small groups in clayey soils in subtropical coffee plantations, and from Colombia and Brazil in South America. The mushroom contains the psychedelic drug, psychedelic compounds psilocybin and psilocin, and all parts will stain blue or bluish black when handled or injured. ''P. hoogshagenii'' is used for divination, divinatory purposes by some indigenous groups in Mexico. Taxonomy The species was first species description, described scientifically by French mycologist Roger Heim in 1958. It was one of several species descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Heim
Roger Heim (February 12, 1900 – September 17, 1979) was a French botanist specialising in mycology and tropical phytopathology. He was known for his studies describing the anatomy of the mushroom hymenium, the systematics and phylogeny of higher fungi (especially the related genera ''Lactarius'' and ''Russula'', the Russulales and ''Secotium''), the mycology of tropical fungi such as ''Termitomyces'', as well as ethnomycological work on hallucinogenic fungi, like ''Psilocybe'' and '' Stropharia''. In his career, he published over 560 articles, scientific reviews, and major works in fields like botany, chemistry, education, forestry, horticulture, liberal arts, medicine and zoology.Batra, L.R. (1980). "Professor Roger Heim". ''Mycologia'' 72(6): 1063–1065. Career After his secondary education at the Chaptal high school, his father, who was a state railway engineer, pushed him to join the Central School of Arts and Manufactures ("''Centrale''"), one of the oldest and most pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
