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Terfezia
''Terfezia'' (Berber language, Berber: Tirfas) is a genus of truffle-like fungi within the Pezizaceae family. ''Terfezia'' species are common name, commonly known as desert truffles. Some authorities consider this the type (biology), type genus of the family Terfeziaceae, although phylogenetic analysis suggests that it nests within the Pezizaceae. The ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008) suggests that the genus contains 12 species. A recent (2011) publication used molecular phylogenetics, molecular analysis to show that the American ''Terfezia'' species had been incorrectly classification (biology), classified, and moved ''Terfezia spinosa'' and ''Terfezia longii'' to ''Mattirolomyces'' and ''Stouffera'', respectively; as a result, no ''Terfezia'' species are known to exist in North America. Israeli agricultural scientists have been attempting to domesticate ''T. boudieri'' into a commercial crop. Terfezia boudieri’s host plant, Helianthemum sessiliflorum, has sli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terfezia Boudieri
''Terfezia'' (Berber: Tirfas) is a genus of truffle-like fungi within the Pezizaceae family. ''Terfezia'' species are commonly known as desert truffles. Some authorities consider this the type genus of the family Terfeziaceae, although phylogenetic analysis suggests that it nests within the Pezizaceae. The ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008) suggests that the genus contains 12 species. A recent (2011) publication used molecular analysis to show that the American ''Terfezia'' species had been incorrectly classified, and moved ''Terfezia spinosa'' and ''Terfezia longii'' to '' Mattirolomyces'' and '' Stouffera'', respectively; as a result, no ''Terfezia'' species are known to exist in North America. Israeli agricultural scientists have been attempting to domesticate ''T. boudieri'' into a commercial crop. Terfezia boudieri’s host plant, Helianthemum sessiliflorum, has slim, dark leaves and twigs bearing small yellow flowers. Species , Index Fungorum accepts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pezizaceae
The Pezizaceae (commonly referred to as cup fungi) are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota which produce mushrooms that tend to grow in the shape of a "cup". Spores are formed on the inner surface of the fruit body ( ascoma). The cup shape typically serves to focus raindrops into splashing spores out of the cup. Additionally, the curvature enables wind currents to blow the spores out in a different manner than in most agarics and boletes. Cup fungi grow in peculiar shapes, frequently resembling cups or saucers. For example, the orange peel fungus ('' Aleuria aurantia'') resembles a discarded orange rind. According to one 2008 estimate, the family contains 31 genera and 230 species. Subtaxa Pezizaceae includes the following: *'' Adelphella'' **'' Adelphella babingtonii'' *'' Amylascus'' **'' Amylascus tasmanicus'' *'' Aquapeziza'' **'' Aquapeziza globispora'' *'' Boudiera'' **'' Boudiera acanthospora'' **'' Boudiera dennisii'' **'' Boudiera tracheia'' *'' Calongea'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terfeziaceae
The Terfeziaceae, or desert truffles, is a family of truffles (, , , ) endemic to arid and semi-arid areas of the Mediterranean Region, North Africa, and the Middle East, where they live in ectomycorrhizal association with '' Helianthemum'' species and other ectomycorrhizal plants (including '' Cistus'', oaks, and pines). This group consists of three genera: ''Terfezia'', ''Tirmania'', and ''Mattirolomyces''. They are a few centimetres across and weigh from 30 to 300 grams (1–10 oz). Desert truffles are often used as a culinary ingredient. Description Fruit-bodies ( ascomata) are large, more or less spherical to turbinate ( top-shaped), thick-walled, and solid. The asci are formed in marbled veins interspersed with sterile tissue. The asci are cylindrical to spherical, indehiscent (not splitting open at maturity), and sometimes stain blue in iodine. Ascospores are hyaline to pale brown, spherical, and uninucleate. Genera According to BioLib, Terfeziaceae conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truffle
A truffle is the Sporocarp (fungi), fruiting body of a subterranean ascomycete fungus, one of the species of the genus ''Tuber (fungus), Tuber''. More than one hundred other genera of fungi are classified as truffles including ''Geopora'', ''Peziza'', ''Choiromyces'', and ''Leucangium''. These genera belong to the class Pezizomycetes and the Pezizales order. Several truffle-like basidiomycetes are excluded from Pezizales, including ''Rhizopogon'' and ''Glomus''. Truffles are ectomycorrhizal fungi, so they are found in close association with tree roots. Spore dispersal is accomplished through fungivores, animals that eat fungi. These fungi have ecological roles in nutrient cycling and drought tolerance. Some truffle species are prized as food.English translation Edible truffles are used in Italian cuisine, Italian, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
