title: Erectus
text: # Erectus
  
  Erectus, a Latin word meaning erect, may refer to :
  
  ## taxonomy
  
  * Homo erectus, an extinct species of hominin
  * Bryanthus × erectus, a species of ornamental plant of family Ericaceae now placed in the genus × Phyllothamnus
  * a rosemary cultivar
  
  ## popular culture
  
  * Cultösaurus Erectus, a 1980 album by Blue Öyster Cult
  * Dennis Erectus, a personality on San Jose, California's radio KOME
  * Nippleus Erectus, a drummer of GWAR
  * Pithecanthropus Erectus (album), a 1956 album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus
  * Rattus Erectus 1976-1982, a Mickey Ratt compilation
  