The most grotesque tree in the world

This extremely odd-looking tree seems to only be born in sci-fi movies. But the truth is that it is currently rooted in a land in Namibia.

Welwitschia (the name of this tree) is shaped like a broken tree root with only 2 leaves, each about 4m long, introduced at the Chelsea Flower Show exhibition as a ' disgusting ' tree. fine. This tree grows on a sand dune in one of the world's most arid deserts in Namibia. However, it contains many toxins and can kill any herbivore, from the black rhino. The middle part of the leaves is home to many different insects.

Welwitschia was named after the Australian explorer Friedrich Welwitsch, who first discovered the tree in 1859.

Scientists believe that Welwitschia has existed since the Jurassic period because it does not have to compete with other plants in the Namid Desert, one of the most arid desert on the planet with average temperature in the season. summer is 65 degrees C.

It lived for 2,000 years, had only two leaves and was called the most terrifying tree in the Earth .