penicillium vanderhammenii penicillium vanderhammenii penicillium vanderhammenii is a species of fungus in the genus penicillium which was isolated from the colombian amazon forest. penicillium vanderhammenii scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. vanderhammenii binomial name penicillium vanderhammeniihoubraken, c. lópez, frisvad & samson 2011