Three new species of Psilocybe (Strophariaceae, Basidiomycota) from Papua New Guinea

E. Horak. Three new species of Psilocybe (Strophariaceae, Basidiomycota) from Papua New Guinea.

Sydowia 58 (1): 3 - 14.

Three new species of Psilocybe (Ps. fibrillosipes, Ps. megacystis, Ps. simplex) collected in tropical-montane, broadleaf rain forests in Papua New Guinea are fully described, illustrated and discussed. A key is provided to identify the 8 species so far recorded from Papua New Guinea.

Key words: Basidiomycetes, fungal systematics, taxonomy, mycogeography.