Lanmaoa asiatica
| Lanmaoa asiatica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Lanmaoa |
| Species: | L. asiatica
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| Binomial name | |
| Lanmaoa asiatica G.Wu & Zhu L.Yang (2015)
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Lanmaoa asiatica is a species of bolete mushroom in the family Boletaceae. It is reddish in color[1] and it is an ectomycorrhizal symbiote of the Yunnan Pine, Pinus yunnanensis. It is notable for its lilliputian hallucinations. It is considered a choice wild edible[1] mushroom in Yunnan (southwestern China) and[2] northern Cordillera (Philippines), where it is known as Jiànshǒuqīng (Chinese: 见手青; lit. 'see-hand-blue', as the flesh turns blue when exposed to air)[a] and Sedesdem respectively.[3]
Both Chinese and Filipino locals believe that the mushroom is less hallucinogenic when cooked thoroughly.[3] Yunnanese restaurants have developed a complete system of cooking and serving standards (which includes a ban on consuming alcoholic drinks with the mushroom) to minimize poisoning, with some establishments going further to make sure to always leave a sample of the mushrooms for analysis. The local government also sends short messages during mushroom season to warn about the potential for toxicity.[4] Nevertheless, poisoning outbreaks remain common and have become a specialty of local hospitals.[5]
In 2023, Lanmaoa asiatica received international media attention after U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was reported to have eaten a dish that contained it during an official visit to China. Yellen stated that the dish had been thoroughly cooked, and she experienced no ill effects (hallucinations). [6]
Chemical and genomic analyses have shown that the Lanmaoa asiatica does not contain any known psychoactive compounds such as psilocybin or muscimol. It is likely that there is a yet-unknown hallucinogenic compound waiting to be discovered in this species.[3][7] Chemical analysis of Lanmaoa asiatica has identified numerous compounds and their pharmacological activity has been studied, but as yet none of them have been linked to the reported psychoactive effects.[8][9][10][11]
User experience reports consistent Lilliputian hallucinations across several countries and cultures, the reasoning is currently unknown. [3]
See also
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[edit | edit source]- ^ Jiànshǒuqīng is a name broadly applied to boletes that turn blue on exposure to air. The academic name for this mushroom in Chinese is 兰茂牛肝菌 "Lan Mao's bolete", after Mr. Lan Mao, the namesake of the genus Lanmaoa.
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