Acacias are called wattles in Australia and Acacias in Africa and the Americas.
You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 25:13
The Egyptians used acacia as a fixative for ink and to coat the bandages of mummies. Acacia was also used for its soothing properties on inflamed mucous membrances and to treat coughs and catarrh.
