Psilocybe neoxalapensis : MycoTrue(TM) Isolate Vial

MycoTrue(TM) - Genetically verified material as isolate in aqueous solution provided in 10ml glass serum vial with injectable lid. Store refrigerated, guaranteed 6mo past purchase date.

P. neoxalapensis

Originally described under the invalid name P. novoxalapensis in 2005, this species was validly published as Psilocybe neoxalapensis in 2009. It is a member of the Psilocybe fagicola complex, along with species like P. fagicola, P. oaxacana, P. banderillensis, P. columbiana, P. keralensis, P. herrerae, and P. teofiloi.

Description

• Cap (Pileus): Conical to campanulate, typically featuring a prominent papilla (“nipple-like” structure). Caps range from 8 mm (small specimens) up to about 30 mm or slightly larger . Hygrophanous, moist caps are dark reddish-brown to chocolate-brown (sometimes with greenish-blue tinges), drying to a lighter yellow-brown or olive-brown. When moist, radial translucency highlights the gill positions.
• Gills (Lamellae): Narrow and moderately crowded. Gill attachment ranges from adnexed to sinuate. Initially creamy, they darken to deep purple-brown as spores mature, often retaining lighter edges.
• Stipe (Stem): Slender, measuring 30– mm long and 1–2 mm thick, often thickened toward the base. Stems are reddish-brown, paler near the apex, and frequently enveloped by floccose (woolly) whitish fibrils in the lower half. Most distinctive is the long whitish pseudorhiza (root-like mycelial extension) that may extend up to ~150 mm.
• Veil: A delicate, cobweb-like (cortinate) partial veil that typically vanishes early but may leave a faint annular zone on the stem, sometimes stained by spores.
• Spores (Microscopic): (5–6) µm × 6.5–8.5 µm (with minimal values around 3.5 µm sometimes observed). Subellipsoid in side view; rhomboid in face view.

Ecology & Distribution

• Habitat: Saprotrophic in mountain cloud forest ecosystems—typically in clay-rich soil along trail edges or forest embankments, at altitudes between approximately 1,240–3,491 m above sea level.
• Geographical Distribution: Known from only about ten localities—seven in the State of Veracruz, Mexico, and three in central Costa Rica. Veracruz populations are in fragmented cloud forest patches near urban areas; the Costa Rican records are within protected regions.
• Conservation Status: Proposed to be listed as Endangered (IUCN criterion A3c) due to vulnerability of its habitat, limited distribution, and threats from climate change and human disturbance—especially in Mexico, where predicted forest reduction could be around 68% over 60 years.

Phylogeny

• Section: Zapotecorum, within the fagicola complex.

ITS SEQUENCE:

GCTTGGTTGTGCTGGTCCTCTCGAGGACATGTGCATGCCTTGTCATCTTTATCTATCCACCTGTGCACCTTTTGTAGACTTGGTTATAGTGAACGGGAGAGCGTGCTCTCCTTGAAGCTATGCTAGGCCTATGTTTTCATATACCCCAACGAATGTAATAGAATGTATTGTATGGCCTTGTGCCTATAAATCATATACAACTTTCAGCAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCATTAAATTCTCAACCTTAATAGCTTTTGCTGTTAATGGCTTGGATGTGGGGGTCTTTTGCTGGCTTATGTCGGCTCCCCTCAAATGTATTAGCCGGTACCCTGCGTGGCCGTCTATTAGTGTGATAATTATCTACGCTATTAGACCTCTGCATTAATGGGATTGTACTGCTTCTAACCGTCCTTTGGACATACAATGACAATTTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGCATATCAAT

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