penicillium melinii penicillium melinii penicillium melinii is an anamorph species of the genus penicillium which produces griseofulvin and beta-nitropropionic acid. penicillium melinii scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. melinii binomial name penicillium meliniithom, c. 1930 type strain cbs 218.30, frr 2041 synonyms penicillium radulatum