penicillium allii-sativi penicillium allii-sativi penicillium allii-sativi is a fungus species of the genus penicillium, section chrysogena. it is one of several penicillium species that can produce penicillin in culture. the fungus has been found in argentina, bulgaria, france, portugal, south africa, and the united kingdom. the specific epithet allii-sativi refers to the garlic plant, allium sativum, from which the fungus was isolated. penicillium allii-sativi scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. allii-sativi binomial name penicillium allii-sativifrisvad, houbraken & samson (2012)