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'''Manisha Koirala''' is a [[Bollywood]] actress. She was born in [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] on [[August 16]], [[1970]], and studied at the [[Army Public School]], in [[New Delhi]]. Koirala is also an accomplished [[Bharatnatyam]] and [[Manipuri]] dancer.
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<tr><th bgcolor=lightgreen>{{taxonomy}}</th></tr>
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<tr><td>{{regnum}}:</td><td>[[Plant]]ae</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{Divisio}}:</td><td>[[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{Classis}}:</td><td>[[monocotyledon|Lilliopsida]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{Ordo}}:</td><td>[[Liliales]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{Familia}}:</td><td>[[Liliaceae]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{Genus}}:</td><td>'''''Galanthus'''''</td></tr>
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<tr><th bgcolor="lightgreen">'''[[Species]]'''</th></tr>
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''Galanthus allenii''<br>''Galanthus byzantinus''<br>''Galanthus caucasicus''<br>''Galanthus fosteri''<br>
''Galanthus elewesii''<br> ''Galanthus ikariae''<br> ''Galanthus imperati''<br>''Galanthus lagodechianus''<br>''Galanthus latifolius''<br>''Galanthus nivalis''<br>''Galanthus peshmenii''<br>''Galanthus platyphyllus''<br>''Galanthus reginae-olgae''<br>''Galanthus woronowii''
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Koirala was born into the politically powerful [[Koirala]] family; her father, grandfather, and two of her great uncles were Prime Ministers of Nepal. Her first movie was the Subhash Ghai directed "saudagar" . She later went on to become a [[Maniratnam]] favourite starring in two of his movies [[Bombay]] and [[Dilse]]. Her inability to be choosy among films has almost damaged her career.
The '''Common Snowdrop''', ''Galanthus nivalis'', is the best-known representative of a small [[genus]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Liliaceae]].
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All species of ''Galanthus'' have [[bulb]]s, linear leaves, and erect flowering stalks, destitute of leaves but bearing at the top a solitary pendulous bell-shaped flower. This species grows 15cm tall, flowering in January or February in the northern temperate zone. The white flower has six petals, the outer three segments being larger and more convex than the inner series. The six anthers open by [[pore]]s or short slits. The ovary is three-celled, ripening into a three-celled capsule. (Snowdrops should not be confused with their relatives Snowflakes, <i>[[Leucojum]]</i> species; Leucojums are much larger and flower in summer, with all six petals in the flower the same size.)
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Propagation is by offsets removed when the plants are at rest, immediately after the leaves have withered; or by seeds sown either when ripe, or in spring.
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There are numerous cultivated varieties, different in the size of the flower and the period of flowering; the double form is probably the least attractive.
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Other notable species:
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* the Crimean snowdrop, <i>G. plicatus</i>, 30 cm tall, flowering January/February, white flowers, with broad leaves folded like a fan
* <i>G. elwesii</i>, a native of the Levant, 23 cm tall, Flowering January/February, with large flowers, the three inner segments of which have a much larger and more conspicuous green blotch than the more common kinds. All the species are very graceful, and as universal favourites amply repay cultivation.
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<i>original text taken from a 1910 gardening encyclopedia, and an 1887 volume of a famous encyclopedia </i> Minor copyediting changes made
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The snowdrop is the flower for [[January]].
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