@Article{taiwania2025702200, AUTHOR = {Neha Sharma, Sudeshna Datta, Ashwani Tapwal, Himani Sharma, Pratibha Thakur, Kanad Das}, TITLE = {Hidden treasure demystified: Tuber asiaticum sp. nov., a true truffle species from Indian Himalaya}, JOURNAL = {Taiwania}, VOLUME = {70}, YEAR = {2025}, ISSUE = {2}, PAGES = {200-206}, URL = {https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2061}, ABSTRACT = {The present study from the state of Himachal Pradesh (India) describes a new species of true truffle: Tuber asiaticum (Tuberaceae, Ascomycota). This is the first report of a Tuber from this country supported by morphological and molecular data. This species was found to grow in a temperate to subalpine coniferous forest in Himalaya. Detailed morphological features, illustrations, micromorphological drawings and molecular phylogenetic estimation are presented for this species.}, DOI = {10.6165/tai.2025.70.200} }