Psilocybe weraroa
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Psilocybe weraroa, formerly Weraroa novae-zelandiae, is a secotioid fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand, where it grows in native forests from rotting wood and woody debris.[3] Despite its pouch-like form this species is closely related to Psilocybe cyanescens and Psilocybe subaeruginosa. [4] As a bluing member of the genus Psilocybe it contains the psychoactive compounds psilocin and psilocybin.[5] It has been cultivated commercially by Rua Bioscience with a view to researching potential medical applications, bringing together its traditional uses in Rongoā Māori with the recent interest in Western medicine into the medical applications of psilocin and psilocybin.[6][7][8]
Psilocybe weraroa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
Genus: | Psilocybe |
Species: | P. weraroa |
Binomial name | |
Psilocybe weraroa Borovička, Oborník & Noordel. (2011) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Secotium novae-zelandiae G.Cunn. (1924) |