Utshani
Utshani obaziwa nangokuthi inkotha, buwumndeni omkhulu futhi ogcwele yonke indawo wezitshalo eziqhakaza izimbali ezimkhasichwe (monocotyledonous) ezaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi utshani bangempela . Lo mndeni uhlanganisa utshani obusanhlamvu, uqalo, utshani bezinkangala kanye nezinhlobo ezitshalwe zotshani isingasinandi nasemadlelweni . Utshani umndeni owaziwa kakhulu eqenjini elingakahleleki elaziwa ngokuthi ubutshani .
Njengoba kunozalo olungaba angama-780 kanye nemiqhinqo engaba yizi-12,000, [1] Utshani buwumndeni wezitshalo wesihlanu ngobukhulu, bulandela i- Asteraceae, i-Orchidaceae, i-Fabaceae kanye ne -Rubiaceae .