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The LanguaL 2017™ Thesaurus  -  Systematic Display


 Updated 2018-06-12

 

FTCB3792
Descriptor    WHITE TRUFFLE
Synonym(s)alba truffle; italian white truffle; tuber magnatum 
Scope note 
Taxon Info 
Scientific family    Tuberaceae Dumort  [] 
Scientific name(s)   Tuber magnatum Picco, 1788  [Index Fungorum 184470] 
Description 
The "white truffle" or "trifola d'Alba" (Tuber magnatum) comes from the Langhe and Montferrat areas of the Piedmont region in northern Italy and, most famously, in the countryside around the cities of Alba and Asti; in Italy it can also be found in Molise, Abruzzo, and in the hills around San Miniato, in Tuscany. It is also found on the Istria peninsula, in Croatia in the Motovun forest along the Mirna river, and in Slovenia along the Dragonja and Rizana river, as well as in the Drome area in France.
[Source: Wikipedia]
 
 



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