Closer to the source

Has anyone pointed out to the Australians the word ‘Acacia’ is from the
Old Testament: Num. 25.1 and Joel.3: 18 and elsewhere? I would have
thought that as we in Africa are part of the Great Rift Valley system
which comes through Israel, our right to retain the name Acacia is closer
than Australia’s by a long shot.
Clive Walker