**Laura Gioia 1,\*, Giada d'Errico 1,\*, Martina Sinno 1, Marta Ranesi 1, Sheridan Lois Woo 2,3,4 and Francesco Vinale 4,5**


Received: 31 October 2020; Accepted: 11 December 2020; Published: 17 December 2020

**Abstract:** An extensive literature search was performed to review current knowledge about endophytic fungi isolated from plants included in the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) dossier. The selected genera of plants were *Acacia*, *Albizia*, *Bauhinia*, *Berberis*, *Caesalpinia*, *Cassia*, *Cornus*, *Hamamelis*, *Jasminus*, *Ligustrum*, *Lonicera*, *Nerium*, and *Robinia.* A total of 120 fungal genera have been found in plant tissues originating from several countries. *Bauhinia* and *Cornus* showed the highest diversity of endophytes, whereas *Hamamelis*, *Jasminus*, *Lonicera*, and *Robinia* exhibited the lowest. The most frequently detected fungi were *Aspergillus*, *Colletotrichum*, *Fusarium*, *Penicillium*, *Phyllosticta*, and *Alternaria.* Plants and plant products represent an inoculum source of several mutualistic or pathogenic fungi, including quarantine pathogens. Thus, the movement of living organisms across continents during international trade represents a serious threat to ecosystems and biosecurity measures should be taken at a global level.

**Keywords:** endophytic fungi; crop protection; *Acacia*; *Albizia*; *Bauhinia*; *Berberis*; *Caesalpinia*; *Cassia*; *Cornus*; *Hamamelis*; *Jasminus*; *Ligustrum*; *Lonicera*; *Nerium*; *Robinia*; EFSA; high-risk plants
