is there some indoor plant. Maybe it is a fern or palm.
That had big palm like leaves, that just come out of the base? Not really any stem.
It might look kinda like this, but wider leaves?

http://www.metaefficient.com/images/sansevie1.gif
no, i want to know the name of this plant

rubber plants? visit your local grocery store. they have a great selection for a decent price.

That's a Snake Plant. Some people call it Mother-In-Law's Tongue.

Here's a little info about it:
http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week192.shtml

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/houseplants/types/sansevieria.html

snake plant, or mother in law's tongue

sanke plant or mother in law toung. common house plant

I don't know the latin name, but this plant is commonly known as "mother in law tongue".

You might be talking about a Mother-in-laws tongue.

walmart and kmarts, and homedepot