We report the first records of Lonchocarpus schiedeanus (Schltdl.) Harms and Bowdichia nitida Spruce ex Benth. from Colombia. Lonchocarpus schiedeanus represents the first species of L. sect. Willardia in South America; this section was previously known only from Central America and the Caribbean. Bowdichia nitida is primarily known from Brazil, with scattered records in Bolivia. Our findings extend the known distributions of these species to the Colombian Orinoquia and Amazon regions. Complete descriptions, images, information about habitat, and phenology are presented.