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Discovery of the closest free-living relative of the domesticated “magic mushroom” <i>Psilocybe cubensis</i> in Africa

2024-12-07

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The “magic mushroom” Psilocybe cubensis is cultivated worldwide for recreational and medicinal uses. Described initially from Cuba in 1904, there has been substantial debate about its origin and diversification. The prevailing view, first proposed by the Psilocybe expert Gastón Guzmán in 1983, is that P. cubensis was inadvertently introduced to the Americas when cattle were introduced to the continents from Afr...

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DOI: 10.1101/2024.12.03.626483

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