portentosa
Portentosa is a Latin feminine adjective used in biological nomenclature as a specific epithet in the scientific names of various organisms. Derived from the Latin portentosus, meaning “ominous,” “foreboding,” or “remarkable,” the term is commonly translated as portentous. It is not a taxon in itself, but a descriptive word included with a genus name to form a binomial or trinomial name.
In taxonomy, portentosa is attached to different genera across kingdoms, including plants, fungi, and animals. The
Because portentosa appears in many, unrelated lineages, individuals bearing the epithet are not implied to be
See also: Latin in scientific naming, binomial nomenclature, lists of Latin adjectives used in taxonomy.