Boletus manicus
| Boletus manicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Boletus |
| Species: | B. manicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Boletus manicus | |
Boletus manicus | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is psychoactive |
Boletus manicus is a species of fungus in the family Boletaceae of mushrooms. Found in the Wahgi valley Papua New Guinea, it was first described by French mycologist Roger Heim in 1963.[1] Heim singled out this mushroom largely because of its similar appearance to Rubroboletus satanas.[2] In the Wahgi language it is called gegwantsyi ngimbl. The word ngimbl in the south Wahgi dialect means pain, which describes the intense bitterness of the mushroom.
It has been reported that B. manicus may be a hallucinogenic mushroom.[3][4] However, this topic is controversial, and available findings are mixed.[4] B. manicus is known to contain trace amounts of three unidentified indolic compounds.[3][4] These were detected by Albert Hofmann, but the quantities were too low to allow for chemical analysis and identification.[3][5] The indolic compounds would need to be extremely potent, on par with LSD, to account for the claimed hallucinogenic effects of B. manicus.[3][4][5] The hypothesis that these indolic compounds are indeed highly potent hallucinogens has been treated both seriously, for instance by Heim, and critiqued and discounted, for instance by Jonathan Ott.[3][4] Other boletes besides B. manicus have also been reported to be hallucinogenic mushrooms, such as boletes in the Yunnan province in China.[6][5][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Heim R. (1963). "Diagnoses latines des especes de champignons ou, nonda associes a la folie du komugl tai et du ndaadl". Revue de Mycologie (in French). 28 (3–4): 277–83.
- ^ Heim, Roger (1972). "Mushroom madness in the kuma". Human Biology in Oceania. 1 (3): 170–178.
- ^ a b c d e Thomas B. (2003). "Boletus manicus Heim". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 35 (3): 393–4. doi:10.1080/02791072.2003.10400024. PMID 14621139. S2CID 31327216.
- ^ a b c d e Thomas B (2000). "Psychoactive card XIII: Boletus manicus". Eleusis: Journal of Psychoactive Plants and Compounds. 4: 167–174. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Arora, David (2008). "Notes on Economic Mushrooms. Xiao Ren Ren: The "Little People" of Yunnan" (PDF). Economic Botany. 62 (3). New York Botanical Garden Press: 540–544. ISSN 0013-0001. JSTOR 40390492. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Guzmán G (2015). "New Studies on Hallucinogenic Mushrooms: History, Diversity, and Applications in Psychiatry". Int J Med Mushrooms. 17 (11): 1019–1029. doi:10.1615/intjmedmushrooms.v17.i11.10. PMID 26853956.
- ^ Stijve T (1997). "Hallucinogenic bolets in China?". Eleusis: Journal of Psychoactive Plants and Compounds. 7: 33.
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