Shoeflower

In Peru, Pedilanthus retusus Benth. is known

locally as misha. This name is typically used as a

folk taxonomic catchall for the various angel's

trumpets (Brugmansia spp.) but is also occasionally

given to other psychoactive plants (cf.

Lycopodium spp., cimora). At the Institute for

Traditional Medicine in Lima, it is claimed that

Pedilanthus retusus is a potent hallucinogen, for it

is said to contain a substance similar to mescaline.