Abstract
Two new species of Bredemeyera (Polygalaceae) for Brazil are described and illustrated. Bredemeyera atlantica occurs in Atlantic Forest in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, whereas B. petiolata occurs in Cerrado savanna vegetation along the São Francisco river in the Northeast, in the state of Bahia and Piauí. Photographic plates of the habit and comparative floral morphology with allied species, as well as a distribution map, are provided.