Passionfruit is a delicious fruit that is native to subtropical wild regions of South America, probably originating in Paraguay. Botanically, the purple passionfruit that you know and love belongs to the family of and has the species name . There are some golden or yellow varieties available these days that go by the botanical name (Panama Gold passionfruit). Just to confuse the issue further, there are also some purple varieties of the (known as Panama Red) now
