Virola theiodora – Cumala Tree

Virola theiodora – Cumala Tree
FAMILY: Myristicaceae GENUS: Virola SPECIES: Theiodora COMMON NAMES: Cumala Tree, Parika, Yakohana Most, if not all, species of Virola have a copious red “resin” in the inner bark. The resin of a number of species is prepared as an hallucinogenic snuff or...

Psilocybe cyanescens – Wavy Cap

Psilocybe cyanescens – Wavy Cap
FAMILY: Agaricaceae: Strophariaceae GENUS: Psilocybe SPECIES: Cyanescens COMMON NAMES: Wavy Caps, Kaalkopje (Dutch), Blaufarbender, Blue Halos, Oink, Zyanescens Psilocybe cyanescens is most easily identified by its wavy cap – indeed, its most common...

Trichocereus pachanoi – San Pedro Cactus

Trichocereus pachanoi – San Pedro Cactus
FAMILY: Cactaceae GENUS: Trichocereus SPECIES: Pachanoi COMMON NAMES: Achuma, Aguacolla, Huachuma, San Pedro Cactus The Trichocereus pachanoi cactus is by far one of the best grafting stocks among cacti, and is often the base stock seen in photographs, so you are...

Psilocybe cubensis – San Isidro

Psilocybe cubensis – San Isidro
FAMILY: Agaricaceae: Strophariaceae GENUS: Psilocybe SPECIES: Cubensis COMMON NAMES: Magic Mushroom, Divine Dung Mushroom, Golden Cap, Champinon, Derrumbe de Estiercol de Vaca (Spanish, ‘abyss of the cow patties’), Dishitjolerraja (Mazatec, ‘divine...