15. The rattans and canes that we use in furniture belong to (1) bamboos (2) palms (3) arborescent lilies (4) legumes
  1. The rattans and canes that we use in furniture belong to
    (1) bamboos                (2) palms
    (3) arborescent lilies (4) legumes

    Cultivated rattans and canes used for furniture are climbing palms belonging mainly to the subfamily Calamoideae in the family Arecaceae (palm family). Their solid, flexible stems are harvested as “cane” and used for chairs, sofas, baskets, and other wickerwork.​

    Briefly on each option:

    • (1) Bamboos: Bamboos are woody grasses (Poaceae); although also used in furniture, they are taxonomically distinct from rattan, which is a palm, not a grass.​

    • (2) Palms: Correct. Rattans are Old World climbing palms; cane is the processed stem of these palm lianas.​

    • (3) Arborescent lilies: Refers to tree-like monocots such as Yucca or Agave (Asparagaceae), not the source of cane furniture.

    • (4) Legumes: Fabaceae (peas, beans, many timber trees) are unrelated and are not the origin of rattan cane.

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