Psilocybe keralensis

Psilocybe keralensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Hymenogastraceae
Genus:	Psilocybe
Species:	P. keralensis
Binomial name
Psilocybe keralensis K.A. Thomas, Manim. and Guzmán (2002)

Psilocybe keralensis is a species of psilocybin mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. It contains the compounds psilocybin and psilocin. Psilocybe keralensis is known from Kerala, India ^[1] , Thailand, ^[2] southeast Tibet, ^[3] and Yunnan, China. ^[4] It is in the Psilocybe fagicola complex with Psilocybe fagicola, Psilocybe oaxacana , Psilocybe banderillensis , Psilocybe columbiana , Psilocybe herrerae , Psilocybe neoxalapensis , and Psilocybe teofiloi . ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• List of psilocybin mushrooms
• List of Psilocybe species

References

1. Thomas, K. Agretious; Manimohan, P.; Guzmán, Gastón; Tapia, Fidel; Ramírez-Guillén, Florencia (2002). "The genus Psilocybe in Kerala State, India". The Journal of Mycotaxon. 33: 195–207.
2. Jayawardena, R. S.; Hyde, K. D.; Wang, S.; et al. (2022). "Fungal diversity notes 1512–1610: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa". Fungal Diversity. 117 (1): 1–272. doi:10.1007/s13225-022-00513-0. PMC   9948003 . PMID   36852303.
3. Lu, Jin-Rong; Lei, Lei; Yu, Feng-Ming; et al. (2025). "Diversity of macrofungi in southeast Xizang, China 2" . Mycology: 1–57. doi:10.1080/21501203.2025.2525864. ISSN   2150-1203 . Retrieved 2026-01-15.
4. Ma, T.; Ling, X. F.; Hyde, K. D. (2016). "Species of Psilocybe (Hymenogastraceae) from Yunnan, southwest China". Phytotaxa. 284 (3): 181–193. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.284.3.3.
5. Guzmán, Gastón; Jacobs, James Q.; Ramírez-Guillén, Florencia; Murrieta, Dulce; Gándara, Etelvina (2005). "The Taxonomy of Psilocybe fagicola-complex". The Journal of Microbiology. 43 (2): 158–165. PMID   15880091.
6. Psilocybin Mushrooms