Yes, a very small tidbit which does not change the reality if the plant's identity. The plant's name is still Neofinetia falcata, and it is confusing not use it. There is no reason not to do so. It would be akin to simply posting other slippers as 'Bob's Best' (instead of Paph.hirsutissimum 'Bob's Best') or 'Green Eye' (instead of Paph.helenae 'Green Eye').
Not a big deal, just poor form.
Nope not a big deal to you, but not really poor form either. It's simply something you were not familiar with prior to now. Rather than seeing it as a very small tidbit of knowledge, you might want to take the time to learn what a big deal this actually is. These plants were called Fuukiran long before any name such as Neofinetia falcata was designated for them by Westerners. These plants have been prized, collected and cultivated for literally hundreds of years.
It's definitely not like posting just 'Green Eye' or 'Bob's Best' because those are specific cultivar names. Fukiran/Fuukiran is the all-encompassing formal designation for all Neofinetia falcata plants which are registered named varieties with the All Nippon Fuukiran Society. Fuuran is the formal designation for all non-registered N. falcata plants. Fukurin is the formal designation for all registered Neofinetia falcata varieties which have marginal variegation, the most revered form of Fuukiran.
To post simply 'Benisuzume', 'Ogonmaru' or 'Mangetsu' would be poor form since those are specific cultivar names which can apply not only to Neofinetia falcata plants but also to other Japanese species such as Dendrobium moniliforme.
The terms Fuuran, Fuukiran and Fukurin are
the three centuries-old, formal, traditional, and significantly well-known Japanese designations which cumulatively cover all forms of a single highly-honored species with an incredibly long and detailed recorded history of cultivation. There can be no mistaking that any of these three terms refer to one thing and one thing only: Neofinetia falcata. The terms have become synonymous worldwide with the species Neofinetia falcata over the past couple of decades.
There are well over 2000 known named varieties of this single species which have been amassed over the centuries by means of collection, genetic drift, selective breeding, and selection. Every minute detail of each plant is taken into consideration when classifying, naming and judging these plants. Special Fuukiran charts are published annually. These are called the Meikan. The Japanese take their Fuukiran very seriously, and now so do people in Korea, China, Europe and the Americas. There are probably collectors on the other continents as well.
This past year saw the first Japanese Style Judging of Fuukiran in the United States (Santa Barbara), and an American Fuukiran Society is in the works. This is a growing phenomenon which has its roots in the 17th century (or earlier).