Family Code: ERICAC Genus Code: OXYDE Genus CN: sourwood Genus Authority: DC. Genus Summary: A monotypic genus, a tree, of se. North America. The genus Oxydendrum is "isolated ... among the Ericaceae, apparently with no close relatives" (Wood 1961 Genus References: Judd in FNA (2009); Stevens et al. in Kubitzki (2004). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1