Picoa juniperi

Coll. IC06091101
© A. Paz

Picoa juniperi Vittad., Monogr. Tuber.: 55 (1831).

Basionym Picoa juniperi Vittad., Monogr. Tuber.: 55 (1831).

Diagnosis Uterus rotundus vel leviter compressus,gextus niger, minute verrucosus, verrucis adpressis parum elevatis. Caro mollis, ехsucca, granulosa, subfriabilis. Venae pallidae, irregulares, interruptae, emarginatae, confusae, e variis peridii punctis in carnem dispersae.
Odor ingratus. Fungus magnitudine pisi vel nucis avellanae, raro juglandis; regularissimus, cortice tenui vestitus, fovea seu rima basilari destitutus. Caro (sporangifera) albida, immutabilis; venae primo albidae, parum visibiles, demum pallidae.
Vulgo Morandini, Trifole del Ginepro.
In sylvis collium et montium transpadanorum, circa Juniperos praesertim obvius. Autumno recedente et ineunte hieme cum Tuberibus effoditur, ipsisque commixtus in foro frequentissime exstat. Caro ejus insipida, foetida, nauseosa nec esculenta

Type Tab. II, fig. VIII (Vittadini, 1831) - lectotypus; BCN-myc 3617 - epitypus

MycoBank 227320

Literature

Alvarado P., Paz A., Lavoise C., Van Vooren N. 2026. The genus Picoa (Pyronemataceae, Pezizales) revisited. Journal of Fungi, 12 (84): 1-57.
Ammarellou A., Smith M.E., Tajick M.A., Trappe J.M. 2011. The phylogenetic placement of Picoa, with a first report on Picoa lefebvrei (Pat.) Maire (=Phaeangium lefebvrei) from Iran. International Journal of Environmental Research, 5 (2): 509-514.
Honrubia M., Cano A., Molina-Niñirola C. 1992. Hypogeous fungi from Southern Spanish semiarid lands. Persoonia, 14 (4): 647-653.
Jamali S., Banihashemi Z. 2013. Species-specific ITS primers for the identification of Picoa juniperi and Picoa lefebvrei and using nested-PCR for detection of P. juniperi in planta. Molecular Biology Reports, 40 (10): 5701-5712.
Knapp A. 1951. Die europäischen Hypogaeen-Gattungen und ihre Gattungstypen. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Pilzkunde, 29 (7): 133-151.
Montecchi A. 1998. Osservazioni sul genere Picoa (Ascomycotina, Pezizales). Micologia e Vegetazione Mediterranea, 13 (2): 131-137.
Montecchi A., Sarasini M. 2000. Funghi Ipogei d''Europa.
Moreno-Arroyo B., Calonge F.D., Gómez J., Pulido E. 1999. Flora micológica hipogea de Andalucía (España). Boletín de la Sociedad Micológica de Madrid, 24: 127-178.
Sbissi I., Neffati M., Boudabous A., Murat C., Gtari M. 2010. Phylogenetic affiliation of the desert truffles Picoa juniperi and Picoa lefebvrei. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 98 (4): 429-436.
Türkoğlu A., Castellano M.A. 2014. New records of some Ascomycete truffle fungi from Turkey. Turkish Journal of Botany, 38: 406-416.
Vittadini C. 1831. Monographia Tuberacearum.

Classification: Picoa, Pyronemataceae

Created on 19/05/2015.

Updated on 27/01/2026.

Distribution

Legend: Typus <1950 1950→1980 >1980

Collections List

[IT] Guzzano Pianoro

10/12/1998, leg. A. Zambonelli & M. Morara
myc 3617 (BCN)
epitype
Source: Ascomycete.org

[ES] Covarrubias

06/09/2011, leg. L. Barrio
myc IC06091101 (BCN)
Source: Ascomycete.org

[ES] Bac Grillera
La Fillola
28/04/2001, leg. J.-M. Vidal
JMV20010428-3
Source: Ascomycete.org