Litmus is a water-soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens, specifically from species such as Roccella tinctoria, Lecanora tartarea, and Variolaria dealbata. It is one of the oldest forms of pH indicators.
Litmus is obtained from
Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Taxonomy (Concepts of Species and Other Taxa)
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