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The CodexVolume I7 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. № 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

  2. № 005

    Cambodian

    Psilocybe cubensisvar. Cambodian

    A prolifically fruiting Psilocybe cubensis variety collected near the Angkor Wat complex by ethnomycologist John W. Allen in the mid-1990s.

    PotencyModerate
    DifficultyBeginner

    First documented c. 1994 (Allen)

  3. № 007

    Ecuador

    Psilocybe cubensisvar. Ecuador

    A heritage Psilocybe cubensis lineage descended from collections in the Ecuadorian Andean foothills; noted for cold-tolerance and reliably moderate flushes.

    PotencyModerate
    DifficultyIntermediate

    First documented c. 1980s

  4. № 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

  5. № 012

    Great White Monster

    Psilocybe cubensisvar. Great White Monster (GWM)

    A leucistic Psilocybe cubensis variety distinguished by unusually thick, dense fruiting bodies; community accounts attribute its heft to polyploidy, though the claim has not been formally verified.

    PotencyModerate
    DifficultyIntermediate

    First documented c. 2000s

  6. № 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

  7. № 030

    Thai Koh Samui

    Psilocybe cubensisvar. Thai Koh Samui

    A tropical Psilocybe cubensis isolate collected from Koh Samui island, Thailand; part of John W. Allen's Southeast Asian field survey of the early 1990s.

    PotencyModerate
    DifficultyIntermediate

    First documented c. 1991 (Allen)

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