A mushroom completely new to science has been discovered in Singapore, and it belongs to the same family as the delicious porcini mushroom.
Spongispora temasekensis was first discovered by staff at the Singapore Botanic Gardens in 2014 under a Hopea odorata - or ironwood - tree.
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