| Psilocybe kumaenorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Psilocybe |
| Species: | P. kumaenorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilocybe kumaenorum R.Heim (1967) | |
Psilocybe kumaenorum is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. [1] The mushroom contains the psychoactive compound psilocybin. It is in the section Zapotecorum of the genus Psilocybe , other members of this section include Psilocybe muliercula , Psilocybe angustipleurocystidiata , Psilocybe aucklandii , Psilocybe collybioides , Psilocybe graveolens , Psilocybe zapotecorum , Psilocybe pintonii , Psilocybe subcaerulipes , Psilocybe moseri , Psilocybe zapotecoantillarum , Psilocybe zapotecocaribaea , and Psilocybe antioquiensis . [2] [3]
It was described in 1967 from Papua New Guinea by French mycologist Roger Heim.