penicillium aethiopicum penicillium aethiopicum penicillium aethiopicum is a fungus species of the genus of penicillium. penicillium aethiopicum produces viridicatumtoxin and griseofulvin, two structurally interesting polyketides. penicillium aethiopicum scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. aethiopicum binomial name penicillium aethiopicumfrisvad, j.c.; filtenborg, o. 1989 type strain bcrc 32957, cbs 484.84, ccrc 32957, eth 11, frr 2942, ibt 21501, ibt 5903, imi 285524