New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract

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The genus Psilocybe (Agaricales) in New Zealand

PETER R. JOHNSTON
PETER K. BUCHANAN

Herbarium PDD
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
Private Bag 92170
Auckland, New Zealand

Abstract  Eight species of Psilocybe are reported from New Zealand: P. argentina, P. aucklandii, P. coprophila, P. makarorae sp. nov., P. novae-zelandiae, P. semilanceata, P. subaeruginosa, and P. subcoprophila. Of these, P. aucklandii, P. makarorae, P. subaeruginosa, and P. semilanceata stain blue-green with damage, a reaction characteristic of Psilocybe species with hallucinogenic properties. Descriptions and illustrations of all species are provided, with notes on their ecology and distribution, and a key for their identification.

Keywords  fungi; Agaricales; Psilocybe; P. makarorae sp. nov.; New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Botany, 1995, Vol. 33: 379-388

0028-825X/95/3303-0379 $2.50/0 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand 1995

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