penicillium tricolor penicillium tricolor penicillium tricolor is a species of fungus in the genus penicillium which was isolated from wheat in canada. penicillium tricolor produces xanthomegnin, viomellein, vioxanthin, terrestric acid, rugulosuvine, verrucofortine, puberuline, asteltoxin penicillium tricolor scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. tricolor binomial name penicillium tricolorfrisvad, j.c.; seifert, k.a.; samson, r.a.; mills, j.t. 1994 type strain cbs 635.93, ccfc007894, daom 216240, ibt 12493, mucl 45253