NEW SECTION AND NEW SPECIES OF A BLUING PSILOCYBE (FUNGI, BASIDIOMYCOTINA, AGARICALES) FROM COLOMBIA
Gastón Guzmán, Ana Esperanza Franco-Molano, Florencia Ramirez-Guillen
Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales November 28, 2023 DOI: 10.18257/raccefyn.31(121).2007.2202 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Taxonomic description Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Psilocybe specimens from Antioquia, Colombia |
| Key points | Describes Psilocybe bispora as a new caerulescent (bluing) species from Antioquia, Colombia, distinguished by two spore types: subrhomboid thick-walled and subellipsoid thin-walled. Proposes a new section, section Bisporae, to accommodate it, and places both species and section among the genus's hallucinogenic mushrooms based on the bluing feature of the basidioma. |
Abstract
Psilocybe bispora is described as a new caerulescent species from Antioquia, Colombia. The species is characterized by having two types of basidiospores: subrhomboid thick walled, and subellipsoid thin-walled, when observed in face-view. Psilocybe bispora belongs to a new section of the genus, section Bisporae, here described. Both the species and the section belong to the hallucinogenic mushrooms of the genus because of the bluing feature of the basidioma.
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