Umndeni we-Begoniaceae, owaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi umndeni we-begonia, iyiqembu elikhulu lezitshalo eziqhakazayo nezihlobisa ezinezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-1,800. Badabuka ezindaweni ezishisayo nezishisayo. Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa i-Begonia, enezinhlobo eziningi ezithandwayo. Lezi zitshalo zinemikhuba yokukhula ehlukahlukene—ezinye zingamakhambi, kanti ezinye ziyizihlahlana noma izintaba. Isici sazo esigqama kakhulu amahlamvu awo, ahlanganisa amaqabunga ahlukahlukene, amasayizi, nemibala, avame ukufaka amaphethini afana namachashaza noma imithende. Izimbali nazo zigqamile, zinemibala ebomvana, ebomvu, emhlophe noma ewolintshi. Izinhlobo ezidumile zihlanganisa i-Begonia rex ne-Begonia maculata, equkethe amaqabunga anemibala, anephethini. Asetshenziswa kakhulu njengezitshalo ezifakwe emabhodweni asendlini, izitshalo zokulala engadini, nakubhasikidi abalengayo, anezela ubuhle ezindlini, emapaki, nasezindaweni zomphakathi.