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The CodexVolume I6 entries

Index of Specimens

Every strain documented in the codex, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is a community-maintained record of morphology, lineage, cultivation notes, and safety profile.

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  1. № 002

    Amazonian

    Psilocybe cubensisvar. Amazonian (PES)

    A heritage Psilocybe cubensis lineage with origins attributed to the Amazon basin; considered an ancestor to several widely distributed modern varieties.

    PotencyModerate to High
    DifficultyIntermediate

    First documented c. 1970s

  2. № 003

    B+

    Psilocybe cubensisvar. B+

    A hardy Psilocybe cubensis variety widely propagated for its cap size and broad environmental tolerance; attributed to the cultivator Mr. G in the 1990s.

    PotencyModerate
    DifficultyBeginner

    First documented c. 1990s

  3. № 017

    Golden Teacher

    Psilocybe cubensisvar. Golden Teacher

    A widely cultivated heritage variety of Psilocybe cubensis, noted for its gentle onset, forgiving cultivation profile, and characteristic gold-capped fruiting body.

    PotencyModerate
    DifficultyBeginner

    First documented c. mid-1980s

  4. № 011

    Mazatapec

    Psilocybe cubensisvar. Mazatapec

    A Psilocybe cubensis variety originating from the Mazatec region of Oaxaca, Mexico — part of the ethnobotanical tradition documented by María Sabina and R. Gordon Wasson.

    PotencyModerate
    DifficultyBeginner

    First documented pre-1950s (traditional use); Western documentation c. 1957

  5. № 022

    Penis Envy

    Psilocybe cubensisvar. Penis Envy

    A Psilocybe cubensis variety with distinctive dense, club-shaped morphology and reputed above-average tryptamine content; lineage traced to Terence McKenna's Amazonian collection.

    PotencyHigh
    DifficultyIntermediate

    First documented c. 1970s–80s (McKenna lineage)

  6. № 029

    True Albino Teacher

    Psilocybe cubensisvar. True Albino Teacher (TAT)

    A leucistic Psilocybe cubensis derivative of Golden Teacher, notable for its ghost-white fruiting bodies and reduced pigmentation across the cap and stipe.

    PotencyModerate to High
    DifficultyIntermediate

    First documented c. 2000s

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