%0 Journal Article
%A Neha Sharma
%A Sudeshna Datta
%A Ashwani Tapwal
%A Himani Sharma
%A Pratibha Thakur
%A Kanad Das
%T Hidden treasure demystified: Tuber asiaticum sp. nov., a true truffle species from Indian Himalaya
%D 2025
%J Taiwania
%V 70
%N 2
%P 200-206
%U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2061
%X 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.
%M doi:10.6165/tai.2025.70.200