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Boletus manicus

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Boletus manicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Boletus
Species:
B. manicus
Binomial name
Boletus manicus
Boletus manicus
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Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is 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.

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  1. ^ Heim R. (1963). "Diagnoses latines des especes de champignons ou, nonda associes a la folie du komugl tai et du ndaadl". Revue de Mycologie (in French). 28 (3–4): 277–83.
  2. ^ Heim, Roger (1972). "Mushroom madness in the kuma". Human Biology in Oceania. 1 (3): 170–178.
  3. ^ Thomas B. (2003). "Boletus manicus Heim". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 35 (3): 393–4. doi:10.1080/02791072.2003.10400024. PMID 14621139. S2CID 31327216.