Panaeolus cambodginiensis

Panaeolus cambodginiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Bolbitiaceae
Genus:	Panaeolus
Species:	P. cambodginiensis
Binomial name
Panaeolus cambodginiensis Ola'h & R.Heim
Synonyms
Copelandia cambodginiensis(Ola'h & R.Heim) Singer & R.A.Weeks

Panaeolus cambodginiensis Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnexed
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is black
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is psychoactive

Panaeolus cambodginiensis is a hallucinogenic mushroom that contains psilocybin and psilocin. It was described in 1979 as Copelandia cambodginiensis. ^[1]

Description

The cap is less than 23 mm across, with a convex shape and an incurved margin when young, expanding to broadly convex. The cap surface is smooth, often cracking with irregular fissures. The gills are gray to black. The stem is 5 to 10 centimetres (2.0 to 3.9 in) tall, 4 mm thick, and slightly swollen at the base. The spores are black, shaped like lemons, smooth, measuring 11 x 8  μm. The entire mushroom quickly bruises blue where it is handled.

It can be differentiated from the similar Panaeolus cyanescens by microscopic characteristics.

Distribution and habitat

Panaeolus cambodginiensis is mushroom that grows on the dung of water buffalo and other ruminants. It was first described from Cambodia and is widespread throughout the Asian subtropics and Hawaii.

Alkaloid content

A srongly bluing species, Merlin and Allen (1993) reported the presence of psilocybin and psilocin, up to .55% and .6%, respectively. ^[2]

See also

• Fungi portal

• List of Panaeolus species

References

1. Weeks RA, Singer R, Hearns WL (1979). "A new species of Copelandia". Lloydia. 42 (5): 469–74.
2. Stamets, Paul (1996). Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN   0-9610798-0-0.

• Stamets, Paul (1996). Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN   0-9610798-0-0.

External links

• Mushroom John - Panaeolus cambodginiensis Archived 2007-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Erowid - Panaeolus cambodginiensis
• A Worldwide Geographical Distribution of the Neurotropic Fungi