Biology:Boletus manicus
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Short description: Species of fungus
| 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 R. Heim
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| Boletus manicus | |
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 | pores on hymenium |
 | cap is convex |
 | hymenium is adnate |
 | stipe is bare |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | edibility: 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] Reported to be psychoactive, the active principles are thought to be three indolic substances, but their concentration in the mushroom is too low to allow for chemical analysis and identification.[3]
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.
See also
References
- ↑ Heim R. (1963). "Diagnoses latines des especes de champignons ou, nonda associes a la folie du komugl tai et du ndaadl" (in French). Revue de Mycologie 28 (3–4): 277–83.
- ↑ Heim, Roger (1972). "Mushroom madness in the kuma". Human Biology in Oceania 1 (3): 170–178.
- ↑ Thomas B. (2003). "Boletus manicus Heim". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 35 (3): 393–4. doi:10.1080/02791072.2003.10400024. PMID 14621139.
Wikidata ☰ Q8010122 entry
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