昙花(仙人掌类 Epiphyllum oxypetalum) 蛇鞭柱(Selenicereus grandiflorus) in the category of Night-blooming cereus: Bloom at night, for a very short time. These are also known as Queen of the Night. I looked this up after Tong's video on James reminded me about the scene from Crazy Rich Asian.
It seems that there are lots of Indian restaurants around Journal Square in Jersey City. I need to remind myself of it when I'm around there.