The myrrh tree that's key to luxury perfumes and African incomes is threatened by drought - AOL

Where Do Myrrh Trees Grow? Unveiling the Origins and Harvesting Process

Socotra myrrh is a different animal. It comes off a wild Commiphora tree on one of the most isolated archipelagos on earth. Socotra is a UNESCO world heritage site with extreme endemism which means a lot of life there exists nowhere else. That isolation is part of why this resin is so rare and so sought after. You are not pulling this out of a warehouse supply chain. You are pulling it out of a remote island landscape with limited access and a short season and a very small harvest. The reason pe