''Psilocybe natalensis'' is a species of
psilocybin mushroom in the family
Hymenogastraceae. It is found in South Africa.
The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
refers to its
type locality in
Natal. The species was
described as new to science in 1995 by Jochen Gartz,
Derek Reid
Derek Agutter Reid (2 September 1927 – 18 January 2006) was an England, English mycology, mycologist.
Background and education
Reid was born in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, the son of a picture-framer. He was educated at Cedars School and ...
, Michael Smith, and Albert Eicker.
It is very closely related to Psilocybe cubensis, and differs in its habitat preference, less persistent annulus and genetic sequence.
See also
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List of psilocybin mushrooms
Psilocybin mushrooms are mushrooms which contain the hallucinogenic substances psilocybin, psilocin, baeocystin and norbaeocystin. The mushrooms are collected and grown as an entheogen and recreational drug, despite being illegal in many count ...
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List of ''Psilocybe'' species
References
External links
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Psychoactive fungi
natalensis
Psychedelic tryptamine carriers
Fungi of Africa
Taxa named by Derek Reid
Fungi described in 1995
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