Chilema tree near Machinga, Malawi. Chilema translates to disabled. The main trunk can hardly be noticed and the tree, with branches interlocking and looking like a forest covers a distance of 200 metres. This tree is the only specimen of its kind in all of Africa, according to the Department of Museums and Monuments. the Yao people who used to reside in the area, used to refer to the ‘disabled tree’ as ‘malosa’ meaning ‘malodza’ in Chichewa which translates to ‘something mysterious.’

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Location: Likwenu, Machinga, Zomba, Malawi
Photo credit: © Georg Berg / Alamy / Afripics
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