Shan Ren is only called Ren (scientific name Gang Ren) in Taishan. This may be because it is not only found on the hills, but also by the creeks at the bottom of the river, on the riverbanks and even by the paddy fields. There are only so many of them on the hills.

Also known as dried bean sprouts ("Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine"), the original plant Myrtle ("Flower Mirror"), also known as Hypericum ("Flower Mirror"), and Shanxi ("Compendium of Materia Medica") , Tao Niang, Shui Daolian, Jiang Min, Gang Min, Dangli, Minzi, Dou Min, Mai Min, Shandong Min, Wudu, Shan Duolai, Duolian, Su Yuanzi, Duni (Chaozhou area)

Latin name Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Ait.) Hassk. (original plant myrtle)

Subject Source Dicotyledonous botanical medicine The fruit of the medicinal part of the Myrtaceae plant.

Carambolas are small evergreen trees or shrubs. The berries grow alternately throughout the year, but the ones that bloom in July and mature in the autumnal equinox are the best and have the highest yield.

Therefore, star fruit and Shanmin are not the same kind of things