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''Psilocybe galindoi'' is a psychedelic mushroom in the section Mexicana, having psilocybin and psilocin as its main active compounds. It is also known as ''Psilocybe galindii''. The species was named in honor of Mr. Carlos Galindo Arias and his family by Dr.
Like several other psilocybin mushrooms in the genus, a mushroom going under the name ''Psilocybe galindoi'' has been consumed by indigenous North American and Central American peoples for its entheogenic effects. This is a misidentification, as the mushroom they are cultivating is ''Psilocybe tampanensis'', and the real ''Psilocybe galindoi'' is a synonym of ''Psilocybe mexicana''.
In the Western world, sclerotia of a mushroom misidentified as ''Psilocybe galindoi'' are sometimes cultivated for entheogenic or medicinal use. The sclerotia usually have a lower content of active substances than the actual mushrooms themselves.
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15637416 Entheogens Psychoactive fungi galindoi Psychedelic tryptamine carriers Fungi of North America Fungi of South America Taxa named by Gastón Guzmán
Gastón Guzmán
Gastón Guzmán Huerta (August 26, 1932 – January 12, 2016), a Mexican mycologist and anthropologist, was an authority on the genus ''Psilocybe''.
Career
He was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, in 1932. His interest in mycology began in 1955 when as ...
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Description
*Cap: 1.9 – 2 cm in diameter, conic to campanulate or umbonate, with a very slight papilla, glabrous, even to striate when moist, hygrophanous, brown or yellowish brown fading to pale ochraceous or straw color. Staining blue-green where injured. *Gills:Adnate
Adnate may refer to:
* Adnation, in botany, the fusion of two or more whorls of a flower
* Adnate, in mycology, a classification of lamellae (gills)
* Conjoined twins
Conjoined twins – sometimes popularly referred to as Siamese twins – are ...
, brown to dark purple brown, with whitish edges.
*Stipe: 5 — 6.5 cm x 1 – 2 mm, equal, hollow, no annulus, reddish brown in the middle, darker towards the base with long rhizomorphic strands. Veil inconspicuous, except for some white appressed silky fibrils on the pileus.
*Spores: Dark purple gray in deposit. (8.1)9.6 — 12(14) x 7.1 — 8 µm
The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...
, subrhomboid in face view or subellipsoid in side view(around 1 µm
The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...
), yellowish brown, thick walled with a broad germ pore.
*Odor: Farinaceous
*Taste: Farinaceous
* Microscopic Features: Basidia: 18 — 24 x 7.2 — 9.6 µm
The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...
, hyaline
A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from el, ὑάλινος, translit=hyálinos, lit=transparent, and el, ὕαλος, translit=hýalos, lit=crystal, glass, label=none.
Histopathology
Hyaline cartilage is ...
, 4-spored, ventricose Ventricose is an adjective describing the condition of a mushroom, gastropod or plant that it is "swollen, distended, or inflated especially on one side".
Mycology
In mycology, ventricose is a condition in which the cystidia, lamella or stipe of a ...
. Pleurocystidia: 14.4 — 21 x 7 — 8.4 µm
The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...
, hyaline, fusoid-ampullaceous, with short necks.
Distribution and habitat
''Psilocybe galindoi'' is found growing gregariously in soil at higher elevations and in tall grass in or near '' Pinus''-'' Quercus'' (pine with oak) forests in Mexico. The holotype location is Pie de la Cuesta, Jalisco, Mexico - a bit south of Guadalajara.Consumption and cultivation
Like several other psilocybin mushrooms in the genus, a mushroom going under the name ''Psilocybe galindoi'' has been consumed by indigenous North American and Central American peoples for its entheogenic effects. This is a misidentification, as the mushroom they are cultivating is ''Psilocybe tampanensis'', and the real ''Psilocybe galindoi'' is a synonym of ''Psilocybe mexicana''.
In the Western world, sclerotia of a mushroom misidentified as ''Psilocybe galindoi'' are sometimes cultivated for entheogenic or medicinal use. The sclerotia usually have a lower content of active substances than the actual mushrooms themselves.
References
*Guzman, G. The Genus Psilocybe: A Systematic Revision of the Known Species Including the History, Distribution and Chemistry of the Hallucinogenic Species. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia Heft 74. J. Cramer, Vaduz, Germany (1983) ow out of printExternal links
*Mushroomobserver psilocybe galindoi
{{Taxonbar, from=Q15637416 Entheogens Psychoactive fungi galindoi Psychedelic tryptamine carriers Fungi of North America Fungi of South America Taxa named by Gastón Guzmán