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Pollinators are important drivers of angiosperm diversification at both micro- and macroevolutionary scales. Both hummingbirds and bats pollinate the species-rich and morphologically diverse genus  Vriesea  across its distribution in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Here, we (i) determine if floral traits predict functional groups of pollinators as documented, confirming the pollination syndromes in  Vriesea  and (ii) test if genetic structure in  Vriesea  is driven by geography (latitudinal and altitudinal heterogeneity) or ecology (pollination syndromes). We analysed 11 floral traits of 58  Vriesea  species and performed a literature survey of  Vriesea  pollination biology. The genealogy of haplotypes was inferred and phylogenetic analyses were performed using chloroplast ( rps16-trnk  and  matK ) and nuclear ( PHYC ) molecular markers. Floral traits accurately predict functional groups of pollinators in  Vriesea . Genetic groupings match the different pollination syndromes. Species with intermediate position were found between the groups, which share haplotypes and differ morphologically from the typical hummingbird- and bat-pollinated flowers of  Vriesea . The phylogeny revealed moderately to well-supported clades which may be interpreted as species complexes. Our results suggest a role of pollinators driving ecological isolation in  Vriesea  clades. Incipient speciation and incomplete lineage sorting may explain the overall low genetic divergence within and among morphologically defined species, precluding the identification of clear species boundaries. The intermediate species with mixed floral types likely represent a window into shifts between pollinator syndromes. This study reports the morphological-genetic continuum that may be typical of ongoing pollinator-driven speciation in biodiversity hotspots.

Pollinators drive floral evolution in an Atlantic Forest genus